Respiratory Therapist Per Diem - Visalia Post Acute

Per-Diem 12-24hrs a week

At Visalia Post-acute caring is our main concern. Our organization is built on the premise that the most effective way to provide compassionate care is to:

• Maintain high medical integrity
• Foster a team spirit among staff
• Create friendly, beautiful surroundings for our residents and their visitors

The primary purpose of your job position is to perform respiratory/pulmonary therapy, management,
rehabilitation, diagnostic evaluation, and direct care to patients with deficiencies and abnormalities, which
effect on the pulmonary system

Essential Duties:

• Receive and follow schedule/instructions from your supervisor as outlined in our established
• policies and procedures.
• Adheres to established policies and procedures of the facility to which the respiratory care practitioner is assigned.
• Performs focused interviews to identify specific patients' needs.
• Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient's condition.
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets data and information from healthcare members and documents actual and/or potential diagnoses. patient care outcome standard. A care practitioner is assigned.
• In services, the nurse is primarily responsible for the patient, and the physician, as needed, and before leaving the facility departments within the facility.
• Violations of such disclosure to the Administrator of this position. Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information.

• Plans for outcomes of care for those patients assigned.
• Performs interventions according to identified priorities, plan of care, and the hospital policies and
• Adheres to emergency, safety and infection control procedures of the facility to which the respiratory
• Promotes and participates in activities to facilitate good interpersonal communications.
• Reports changes in the patient's respiratory status to the Director/Supervisor of Respiratory Care
• Develop and maintain a good working rapport with inter-department personnel, as well as other
• Agree not to disclose resident's protected health information and promptly report suspected or known
• Assume the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability of performing the assigned duties
• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information, including protected health information.
• Must possess an active CRT or RRT credential.
• Must possess, as a minimum, an Associate Degree from an
• accredited school.
• Must be a Graduate of a respiratory care program.
• Bachelor of Science degree in the health care field preferred.
• Minimum of one (1) year respiratory experience in a skilled nursing, acute and/or subacute unit preferred.