Respiratory Therapist - ICU

Details

Client Name

Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee

Job Type

Permanent

Offering

Allied

Profession

Respiratory Therapist

Specialty

ICU

Job ID

20096846

Shift Details

Shift

07 : 00 PM - 07 : 00 AM

Scheduled Hours

36

Job Order Details

Start Date

12 / 10 / 2025

Job Description

The Licensed Respiratory Therapist assesses, implements, and evaluates the delivery of respiratory care services utilizing processes in accordance with hospital standards and department policies for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating patient status.

Job Responsibilities :

• Assesses & delivers care / interventions to patients in non-critical care areas within policy with consideration to patient age, cultural, and psychosocial factors.
• Performs computer entry, verifies physician orders, and documents pertinent clinical information.
• Provides accurate documentation in the medical record according to policy.
• Provides care effectively to patients in critical care areas.
• Provides mechanical ventilation, invasive / non-invasive, while monitoring & measuring patient parameters.
• Attends to ventilator maintenance & setting changes, monitoring patient response to setting changes.
• Performs computer entry, verifies physician orders, and documents pertinent clinical information.
• Provides accurate documentation in the medical record according to policy.
• Communicates effectively with the healthcare team and demonstrates professional judgment in response to changing patient or departmental situations.
• As indicated, delegates and supervises tasks to appropriate staff members.
• Acknowledges and demonstrates respect for patients' rights.
• Establishes effective relationships with patients, patients' families, & medical staff utilizing positive customer service skills.
• Consistently maintains communication updates with department.
• Support departmental / hospital goals by attending in-services, meeting department education standards, and completing variance reports.
• Organizes, prioritizes and performs skills appropriate for the patient population.
• Anticipates patient / department needs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Responds to code blues, RIT / CRIT calls, and transports in a timely manner.
• Participates in mentoring of new personnel.
• Assists in monitoring quality and appropriateness of patient care.
• Participates actively in projects and processes designed to improve patient outcomes.
• Independent judgment in planning sequence of operations and making minor decisions in a complex technical or professional field.
• Coordinates activities of others (does not supervise).
• Leads others in same work performed (does not supervise).
• Works directly with patients and / or customers.
• Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction.
• Works with external customers via telephone or face to face interaction.
• Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.

Required Skills & Experience :

Preferred Skills & Experience :

Required Education :

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Client Details

Address

300 Edna M. Rockefeller Drive

City

Muskogee

State

OK

Zip Code

74401