NICU Respiratory Therapist II - Bonus Eligible

Beth Israel Lahey Health - Boston, MA

Full-time - Entry Level

Boston, MA

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives. Supporting our NICU patients, this role assumes primary responsibility for patient care including: examination, evaluation, treatment planning, and administration of Respiratory Care procedures in response to a physician's order. This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus! Eligibility guidelines & Payout terms: -$10,000 signing bonus for full time. New hire to BILH system or a previous employee who left in good standing and returning to BILH after 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Manages artificial airways.
• Initiates and manages mechanical respiratory support, including: bubble CPAP, conventional ventilators, and HFOV, and inhaled Nitric Oxide.
• Respond to all high-risk deliveries and L&D emergency alarms as part of the Neonatal Resuscitation Team.
• Run blood gas samples, interpret results, and recommend any needed interventions.
• Administer respiratory medications, including: surfactant, MDI, nebulizer treatments.
• Clean, set up and perform pre-use checks on all NICU respiratory care equipment.
• Assesses patient condition based on medical history, observation, examination, physician's diagnosis, laboratory findings and the results of specific tests or respiratory function and other appropriate diagnostic procedures.
• Develops or modifies the respiratory care plan and makes specific recommendations to physicians regarding indicated therapy.
• Administers appropriate diagnostic tests and procedures to evaluate responses to therapy.
• Develops a specific patient care plan according to the patient's clinical presentation at the time of the reassessment.
• Maintains artificial airways and provides manual or mechanical ventilation when mechanically ventilated patients are transported from critical care areas to other locations for tests and procedures.
• Evaluates the patient's home care equipment needs and makes referrals and recommendations upon request.
• Initiates patient and caregiver teaching as appropriate.
• Completes necessary documentation of all pertinent observations related to patient care treatments, response to treatments, and all recommendations for modifications in the treatment plan.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in Respiratory Care/Cardiopulmonary Science required.
• License Respiratory Therapist License required.
• Registration Reg Respiratory Therapist required.
• Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required.
• 0-1 years related work experience required.
• Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

Benefits

• $10,000 signing bonus for full time.