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SolutionHealth

Nonprofit health system in southern New Hampshire

Respiratory Therapist - Day Shift

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
Associate's
Manchester, NH, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryNursing & Frontline Patient Care

About the job

Requirements
  • An Associate's degree is required.
  • The candidate must pass the Certified Respiratory Therapist or Registered Respiratory Therapist examination.
  • A New Hampshire respiratory care practitioner license is required at the date of hire.
  • Basic Life Support certification is required within 90 days of hire.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support certifications are required within six months of hire.
  • The candidate must be trained and competent to perform necessary procedures for newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
Responsibilities
  • Provide respiratory care services to patients ranging from infants to geriatric patients, as directed by physician orders, in all settings except the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
  • Manage aerosolized medication, chest physiotherapy, airway clearance techniques, and hyperinflation therapy according to physician orders and protocols.
  • Administer oxygen and participate in patient-care decisions regarding oxygen administration using respiratory assessments and laboratory results.
  • Draw, analyze, and interpret arterial blood gases.
  • Contribute to patient education and evaluation.
  • Assess patients' vital signs, breath sounds, and medical histories.
  • Participate as a member of the Trauma/Code 9, Critical Assessment, and Critical Care Transport Teams.
  • Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and airway management.
  • Assist physicians with fiberoptic bronchoscopy.
  • Initiate and change invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation according to protocol when a physician is absent.
  • Change ventilator settings according to protocol and physician orders.
  • Conduct apnea tests to determine brain death.
Desired Qualifications
  • Registered Respiratory Therapist credential preferred.
  • National Board for Respiratory Care Registered Respiratory Therapist–Adult Critical Care Specialty credential preferred.
  • One year of clinical experience preferred.

About the company

SolutionHealth is a nonprofit health system for southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts. Its member organizations are Elliot Health System, Southern New Hampshire Health and Home Health & Hospice Care, which provide inpatient, outpatient, specialty, urgent, home-health and hospice services; primary care providers and specialists serve patients across the region. SolutionHealth keeps information technology as a shared function, while member organizations deliver clinical care through local systems. Elliot Health System and Southern New Hampshire Health formed the system in 2018, and Home Health & Hospice Care joined in 2022. SolutionHealth is a 501(c)(3) governed by a volunteer board and based in Bedford, New Hampshire.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Bedford, NH

Founded

2018

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