Responsibilities

Norton Healthcare has Pediatric and Adult opportunities in Respiratory Therapy available across Kentucky and Southern Indiana.

The Respiratory Care Practitioner will provide quality care as ordered by the patient’s physicians. Responsible for the initiation of respiratory protocols and/or the evaluation of protocol steps that include all modalities of therapy. Serves as a member of the patient care team to assess, develop care plans, evaluate appropriateness of respiratory care modalities, and assist with discharge planning as needed. Provide patient and family education related to medications and therapy modalities appropriate to assessed learning skills. Participate in monitoring quality of care. Organizes work-flow to maintain smooth transition between shifts. Assist in the day to day operations of the respiratory care services by neat and accurate documentation, entering charges for patient billing, monitoring and ordering supplies and medications, and other duties as assigned. Maintains current knowledge via hospital and department communication tools. Identifies problems and recommends ideas and solutions. Demonstrates critical thinking skills. Participates/Provides in-service training.

Discover a Respiratory Therapy career designed with you in mind at Norton Healthcare.

To learn more about Respiratory Therapy opportunities, apply to this posting on our career site or email Lenae Kavanaugh at Lenae.Kavanaugh@nortonhealthcare.org.

Qualifications

Required:

• Associate Degree
• One of: CRT or RRT – RRT must be obtained within 12 months of hire.
• Respiratory Therapist