RESPIRATORY THERAPIST

؜ - ؜Riyadh ؜ -

Job details

Provides Respiratory care as assigned. Serves as a resource to healthcare
providers in relation to technical and therapeutic aspects of Respiratory
Care.


Essential Responsibilities and Duties

‎1. Performs respiratory care procedures (i.e. medical gas therapy,
bland/medicated aerosol therapies, Broncho pulmonary hygiene) per established
department policy and procedures.
‎2. Monitors patient responses and modifies therapies based on
clinical/physiologic assessments and consultation with physicians.
‎3. Reads and evaluates physician's orders. Applies mechanical ventilator
support of patients and monitors patient's response.
‎4. Modifies ventilator management to meet patient needs, based on clinical
assessment, physiologic monitoring, laboratory data and consultation with the
physician.
‎5. Performs invasive and non-invasive physiologic procedures (i.e., blood gas
analysis, TCM, EtC02, etc.) as established policy and procedures indicate.
‎6. Participates in the development and modification of respiratory care plans
and therapeutic goals for patients with cardiopulmonary diseases.
‎7. Provides direct assistance to the physician and Code Team in cardiac I
respiratory arrest situations; with primary responsibilities being patient
airway and blood gas analysis, Member of the Rapid Response Team.
‎8. Provides advanced emergency airway care (i.e. intubation, tracheal
suctioning, etc. . .) according to approved protocols.
‎9. Interprets basic EKG tracings and documents clinical assessment.
‎10. Assists with pulmonary diagnostic procedures (i.e. bronchoscopy, etc.) as
necessary.
‎11. Assists in the orientation and perception of new employees and students
as assigned.
‎12. Provides simple user-maintenance and troubleshooting of routinely used
Respiratory Care equipment.
‎13. Complies with Hospital Infection Control and safety policies and
procedures.


Education

Bachelor 's or Associate Degree/Diploma (NorthAmerican) in Respiratory Therapy
or CardiopulmonaryTechnology is required.


Experience Required

Grade ‎08: Two (‎2) years of related experience with Bachelor 's or four (‎4)
years with Associate Degree/Diploma is required.


Grade ‎09:
Four (‎4) years as Respiratory Therapist at KFSH&RC. * Average of annual
performance appraisal at least (‎3.5) for the last four (‎4) years. * Fifty (‎50)
hours of cumulative continued medical education [CME].


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Other Requirements(Certificates)**
* Respiratory Therapy Registry (RRT) from NBRC or CSRT required for North American graduates.
* Advanced Life Support Course (ACLS) certification.
* Paediatric Life Support Course (ACLS) certification.
* Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
* Current Registration from country of origin and Saudi Commissionfor Health Specialties (SCHS) is required.

Job Summary

  • Advertiser: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
  • Announcement date: 29/05/2022
  • Type of employment: -
  • Experience level: -
  • Educational level: -
  • Job location: Riyadh
  • Salary: -
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