Part-Time
Registered Respiratory Therapist
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Academic medical center
No salary listed
Jackson, MS, USA
In Person
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- Meet the requirements for registration by the National Board for Respiratory Care.
- Hold Mississippi licensure.
- Hold National Board for Respiratory Care Certified Respiratory Therapist certification.
- Hold National Board for Respiratory Care Registered Respiratory Therapist registration.
- Hold Basic Life Support certification, Course C.
- Hold Pediatric Advanced Life Support and/or Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification.
- Demonstrate knowledge of therapeutic and diagnostic procedures and tests, respiratory equipment, patient assessment, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, human anatomy, physiology, physics, mathematics, respiratory health promotion, and disease prevention.
- Demonstrate verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills for interacting with patients and team members.
- Demonstrate the ability to alleviate patient anxiety, maintain equipment and supplies, and ensure compliance with workplace safety, environmental, and infection control practices.
- Frequent lifting and carrying of more than 100 pounds is required, along with frequent standing, walking, bending, crouching or stooping, kneeling, pushing or pulling, reaching, and twisting.
- The role requires attention to safety when handling potentially dangerous equipment and working around biohazardous conditions, radiation exposure, bloodborne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals.
- Evaluate patients through interviews, limited physical examinations, and diagnostic tests, and consult with physicians to address respiratory therapy needs.
- Operate and monitor continuous and intermittent ventilators, medical gas delivery apparatus, incentive breathing and hyperinflation devices, environmental control systems, and aerosol devices.
- Administer medical gases, humidification, aerosols, and respiratory medications; maintain clearance of natural and artificial airways; obtain blood samples; interpret blood gas data; and provide emergency cardiopulmonary assistance.
- Monitor patients' physiological responses to therapy, including vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes.
- Educate patients and family members on the use of ventilators and other life-support systems, breathing exercises, and medications.
- Inspect, sanitize, test, and maintain respiratory equipment.
- Maintain applicable records and documentation.
- Ensure compliance with workplace safety, environmental, and infection control practices.
University of Mississippi Medical Center is Mississippi’s public academic medical center and health-sciences university. The institution operates hospitals, clinics, professional schools, research programs, and statewide health initiatives. It serves patients, students, families, clinicians, researchers, and communities throughout Mississippi. Its operating model centers on clinical care integrated with education, research, public service, and centralized university operations. Teams work across nursing, physicians, allied health, research, education, technology, facilities, and administration. Work depends on coordination among clinical, operational, technical, and support teams across its care settings and communities.
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