Respiratory Therapist

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تفاصيل الوظيفة

Respiratory Therapist


Job Code


‎30000825


Basic Function


Administers continuous ventilatory life support; diagnostic, monitoring and
therapeutic procedures on adult, pediatric and neonatal intensive care
patients. Performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation, diagnostic evaluation;
treats and manages patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the
cardiopulmonary system.


Scope


Performs continuous ventilatory life support and general respiratory therapy
throughout the healthcare facility. Cardio-pulmonary physiologic and
hemodynamic monitoring in neonatal pediatric and adult intensive care units,
emergency departments, and general wards and clinics. Acts as a resource to
all physicians, nursing and other healthcare specialties in the management of
patients requiring continuous ventilatory life support, diagnostic, and
therapeutic modalities.
Provides respiratory care on twenty-four (‎24) hours a day, seven (‎7) days a
week, including holidays.


Principal Contacts


Respiratory Care Staff members, Physicians; Nursing staff, other health
professionals and clerical staff; Company employees and their dependents as
patients and other visitors and their families.


Principal Duties



  • Manage and support all respiratory care patients in the Adult, Pediatric and Neonatal populations.

  • Competently manage all patients on mechanical ventilation.

  • Use knowledge and experience to aid in patient management and in multidisciplinary rounds.

  • Be proficient in airway management of all age groups including manual resuscitation and assistance with intubation.

  • Work independently with therapist driven protocols (adapted orders).

  • Provide patient education.

  • Perform arterial blood gas puncture, arterial line sampling and analysis.

  • Perform calibration, quality control and routine maintenance of arterial blood gas analyzers.

  • Competently and independently perform weaning and extubating from mechanical life support.

  • Assess the respiratory status and history of patients of all age groups and determine the best modality of therapy.

  • Provides all respiratory care therapies including: Chest Physiotherapy, Incentive Spirometry, Deep Breathing and Coughing, Splinting Techniques, Active Cycle Breathing, Positive Expiratory Pressure (PEP), Nebulizers, Meter dose inhalers (MDI's).

  • Provide CPAP, BIPAP and non-invasive ventilation when indicated.

  • Participate in Code Blues (Internal Cardiac Arrests).

  • Assist with Bronchoscopies.

  • Work in all areas assigned, including: Adult Medical/Surgical/Cardiac ICU's, Pediatric and Neonatal ICU's, Emergency Department, and General Wards.

  • Participate in the transport of ventilated patients of all age groups both internally and externally.

  • Adheres to infection control standards and safety standards of this facility.

  • Adheres to policies and procedures of the Respiratory Care Unit and of JHAH.

  • Recognized that this is a JCIA accredited Hospital and adheres to the JCIA expectations of all employees.

  • Collect required CME's and maintain Ministry of Health Licensure.

  • To perform sleep lab study (to be done by registered polysomnographic technologist only).

  • Provides other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Supervisor, or In-Charge Therapist.


Area of Responsibility


Not applicable


Area of Responsibility (cont'd)


Not applicable


Education



  • Bachelor's Degree in Respiratory Care from Saudi Arabia - with minimum ‎2 years experience; or

  • ‎3 years Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Respiratory Care with either Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Certificate - with minimum ‎2 years experience; or

  • Bachelor's Degree in Respiratory Care from outside Saudi Arabia, without CRT or RRT, with minimum ‎2 years experience as Associate Respiratory Therapist in KSA or North America.

  • Completion of ‎1 year internship required.


Certification/Other requirements as applicable


Fluent spoken and written English. Spoken Arabic desirable.

ملخص الوظيفة

  • المُعلن : Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare
  • تاريخ الإعلان : 01/03/2023
  • نوع العمل : -
  • مستوى الخبرة : -
  • المستوى التعليمي : -
  • مكان العمل : الظهران
  • الراتب : -
  • الهاتف : -

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