Respiratory Therapist

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.