Respiratory Therapist Transport 2

The Respiratory Therapist Transport independently administers advanced respiratory care therapeutics and diagnostic services with a high level of skill and proficiency in the setting of critical care transport. Integrates knowledge, skills, and experience to promote optimum patient care. Assumes responsibility for self-development through continuing education pathways. Assists with transport triage in conjunction with the medical control officer and/or medical director and utilizes standards, guidelines, protocols, and pathways for optimal care delivery. Incorporates data and information to continually improve care and practice to enhance outcomes and works effectively and appropriately while communicating with other healthcare team members, patients, and families.

Job Responsibilities

 

• Encompasses all the clinical, leadership, and quality expectations of the Respiratory Therapist 4 role while incorporating the responsibilities of interfacility transport; Functions at the highest level of respiratory therapy practice, demonstrating advanced proficiency in ventilator management, complex interventions, and interdisciplinary collaboration in dynamic transport environments; Routinely develops or refines ventilator care plans and communicates to patient care teams.
• Assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and directs care for neonatal, pediatric and adult transport patients.
• Validates the quality of the results with high proficiency and minimal supervision; Formulates a respiratory care plan for all transport patients based on patient diagnostic data, response to therapy, and physiological profiles. Integrates respiratory care plans into patients’ complete care plans; Establishes and recommends therapeutic interventions with high proficiency and with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills and seeks out opportunities to improve communication and relationships with Transport team members, patients and families as well as community facilities.
• Administers basic and advanced respiratory therapeutic interventions (Heliox, Nitric Oxide, CNB Chest Wall Oscillation, etc.) with high proficiency and minimal supervision; Establishes and manages basic/complex forms of mechanical ventilation (HFO, NiPPV, PRVC, transport) with high proficiency and minimal supervision.
• Utilizes standards, guidelines, protocols, and pathways for optimal care delivery; Incorporates data and information to continually improve care and practice to enhance outcomes.

• Applies departmental protocols and clinical practice guidelines with high precision and compliance when indicated and does so without supervision; Routinely applies new techniques and procedures with high proficiently within 30 days of training/orientation; Instructs staff on quality improvement (QI processes).;Meets Clinical Ladder criteria by participating in required elective (ie quality and/or clinical) pathways.

   

• May perform additional duties as assigned.

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  Additional Requirements
  
  Certification - Basic Life Support upon start for Adult and Pediatric Transport; For Pediatric Transport: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), Certified Neonatal Pediatric Transport (CNPT); Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (RRT-NPS) upon start; For Adult Transport: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support; Registered Respiratory Therapist Adult Critical Care Specialist upon start
• License - Registered Respiratory Therapist Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia
• Experience - 5 years in PICU or other relevant ICU setting
• Education - Graduate of an accredited CoARC (The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care) respiratory care program; 8 transport specific CEUs