Duke Regional Hospital offers the personal touch and hometown feel of a community hospital while serving as an essential arm of internationally recognized Duke University Health System.

Duke Regional has served Durham, Orange, Person, Granville and Alamance counties for more than 45 years. To be successful at caring for our community and have a strong reputation among patients who seek our care, we have 3,500 team members who work together to provide exceptional, compassionate and equitable healthcare 24/7. We are a place of learning and acceptance for team members just starting their careers, as well as an institution of family culture and professional development for employees who have served for decades in our hospital units.

Duke Regional has 388 inpatient beds and offers a comprehensive range of medical, surgical and diagnostic services, including orthopedics, weight-loss surgery, women's services, and heart and vascular services. We also offer care at our Duke Rehabilitation Institute, Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center, Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center Arringdon, Health Services Center, and Duke Behavioral Health Center North Durham. In fiscal year 2021, Duke Regional Hospital admitted 16,422 patients, performed 18,152 surgeries and welcomed 2,673 babies into the world.

U.S. News & World Report ranked Duke Regional Hospital as #9 in North Carolina and #4 in the Raleigh-Durham area for 2021-22. The Human Rights Campaign consistently names us a Healthcare Equality Leader, and we are a Joint Commission-accredited and Magnet-designated hospital.

Respiratory Care Practitioner - Duke Regional Hospital - Internal Traveler Program - Nights

General Description of the Job Class

The Duke Respiratory Care Internal Traveler Program (ITP) provides short-term 12-week assignments for candidates to fill staffing needs normally filled by external traveler Respiratory Therapists (RTs). RTs will be hired for up to two 12-week contracts to fulfill requests for a traveler RT at select locations at Duke University Health System. Positions are non-benefitted.

Duties and Responsibilities of this Level

• Perform all the duties and responsibilities of the Respiratory Care Practitioner Advanced.
• Insertion of radial arterial catheters.
• Administer Nitric Oxide Gas therapy, Heliox gas therapy and Carbon Dioxide gas therapy.
• Certified in adult and pediatric oscillating ventilation.
• Certified in Extracorporeal Life Support ( ECLS) ( Specific to pediatric and neonatal team).
• Facilitate emergency airway procedure. Implement clinical care protocols.
• Develop patient care plans for physician intensive care rounds.
• Provide orientation, education and training for Duke residents in assigned units.
• Provide orientation, education and training for Level I and Level II respiratory therapists.
• Provide patient and therapeutic assessments to assure optimal medical decisions. Review and revise policy, procedures and practice guidelines. Assist in the evaluation of products/equipment.
• Maintain environment and supply inventory of assigned unit.
• Function as alternate supervisor.

Administer oxygen.

Required Qualifications at this Level

Education

Completion of a 2 year CoARC approved respiratory care program (Associates Degree or the equivalent) or currently enrolled in an CoARC approved Respiratory Care Program, and registry eligible.

Experience

• Two years of experience as a Registered Respiratory Therapist

Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification

• North Carolina State Licensure or North Carolina State Provisional License, Certification by the National Association for Respiratory Care (NBRC) if graduate.
• Certification in Basic Life Support ( BLS), and any other applicable certifications applicable to the institution (ACLS, BLS, PALS).

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge necessary to make appropriate clinical decisions and interaction relative to the specific age of a patient.
• Skills validation/certification of competencies for the duties and responsibilities required for a Level I and Level II respiratory therapist.
• Must maintain annual skill maintenance and safety/compliance requirements.
• Must maintain North Carolina annual license requirements for CEUs.
• Attendance at Just -in-Time supervisory training.
• Work involves contact with patients of all ages, family members, physicians, nursing, and all other members of the health care team.
• Work is performed in all areas of Duke Hospital
• Work may require lifting or pushing in excess of 30 pounds.
• Required to carry emergency airway bag weighing approximately 20 pounds
• Work requires walking, running, climbing and bending.
• Customer service and communication expertise

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

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