Respiratory Therapist Part Time Pediatrics

About Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital

When your child has a serious health issue, it becomes the center of your world. You want to know your child is getting focused attention and the latest in treatments and support.

At Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, we fight for every child. With 350+ pediatric specialists and subspecialists, 12 years of U.S. News & World Report national rankings and innovations that draw patients from all over the world, we're driven to replace fear with hope, and doubt with answers. We believe in the possibility of every child's future.

Because it's only impossible until it isn't.

Nationally Ranked Pediatric Care

For the twelfth year in a row, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital has been ranked as a Best Children’s Hospital by U.S. News & World Report.

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A Day in the Life of a Respiratory Therapist

https://careers.corewellhealth.org/us/en/respiratorytherapy

Scope of Work

As a Respiratory Therapist with Corewell Health, you can help patients breathe more easily and live life more comfortably. You'll collaborate with a highly skilled clinical team to help diagnose, monitor, and treat conditions that affect the lungs and breathing in people of all ages.

• Performs evaluation to determine respiratory care needs, and makes appropriate recommendations and changes in accordance with policy and protocol guidelines. Assesses effectiveness of treatment and accurately documents according to department and legal/regulatory standards. Performs point of care testing as required.

• Performs advanced evaluation, management and therapeutic procedures (interventions) for patients requiring respiratory assistance. Assesses effectiveness of intervention and accurately documents according to department and legal/regulatory standards.

• Completes and documents required education and competencies within designated timeframe. Maintains competency in areas of accountability.

• Accurate and timely completion of all necessary documentation and billing.

• Facilitates a smooth transition for the patient to appropriate referral services / the next point of service / home and provides education to patients and families as it relates to respiratory issues.

• Instructs and trains other respiratory care staff, nursing and other medical personnel and students regarding patient needs and respiratory care services.

Qualifications

• Required Associate's Degree Respiratory Therapy

• Preferred Bachelor's Degree Respiratory Therapy

• 2 years of relevant experience pulmonary rehabilitation, respiratory care, sleep medicine or equivalent clinical education
  Required

• LIC-Respiratory Therapist - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required

• CRT-Respiratory Therapist Registry - NBRC National Board for Respiratory Care Upon Hire required

• CRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab 90 Days required

• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days required Or

• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross 90 Days required

• Ideal candidate will be a Registered Respiratory Therapist or RRT

• RT Students, CRTs, and/or RRTs may apply