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Description

Summary:

Registered Respiratory Therapists are an essential part of an interdisciplinary team which provides diagnostic and supportive care to patients with a variety of diagnoses. Responsibilities include pulmonary care of critical, non-critical, and chronically ill adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients under the direction of a Physician with minimal supervision, patient assessments and instituting respiratory care plans, preforming various technical and diagnostic respiratory therapy procedures in all areas of the hospital.

Requirements:

Licensed by the National Board of Respiratory Care as a Registered Respiratory Therapist
Licensed by the State of Louisiana as CRTT or CRTT-E
Completion of an AMA Respiratory Therapy Program
Current BLS
Must be able to communicate effectively in written and spoken form with patients, families, and physicians
Exceptional documentation and prioritization skills