Job Description:

Respiratory Care Practitioner, Norton Hospital, Days, Full Time (Job ID: 31264)

About Norton Healthcare

As one of the area's largest employers Norton Healthcare is a leader in serving adult and pediatric patients, providing care at more than 250 locations throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Our not-for-profit system includes five Louisville hospitals with 1,837 licensed beds, seven outpatient centers, 14 Norton Immediate Care Centers, more than 14,000 employees, over 900 employed medical providers and approximately 2,000 total physicians on its medical staff. Our hospitals provide inpatient and outpatient general care as well as specialty care, including heart, neuroscience, cancer, orthopedic, women's and pediatric services. In 2018 Norton Healthcare was named by Healthiest Employers as the fourth healthiest place to work in the country. More information about Norton Healthcare is available at NortonHealthcare.com.

Job Description:

The Respiratory Care Practitioner will report to work on time and ready to work in a quiet professional manner, following hospital and departmental policies and procedures. 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 workflow 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.

Required:
- One year in a critical care setting
- Associate Degree Respiratory Therapy
- One of: CRT or RRT - RRT obtained within 6 months of hire.

- Respiratory Therapist (State) (KY)

Desired:
- One year in respiratory in a critical care setting

Screening Requirements: Drug Screen, Background Check, License and Employment reference verification.

Norton Healthcare offers a competitive benefit package including:

- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

- Paid Vacation, Sick Days and Holidays

- Paid Parental Leave

- Short and Long Term Disability

- 403b/401k Plan

- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

- College Savings Plan

- Fitness Center

- Free Parking

- Life Insurance

- Comprehensive Wellness Program

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Norton Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law

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