Respiratory Care Practitioner PRN, As Needed
Company: Norton Healthcare
Location: Louisville
Posted on: June 26, 2025
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Job Description:
The Respiratory Care Practitioner will report to work on time
and ready to work in a quiet professional manner, following
hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Provide quality
care as ordered by the patients physicians. Responsible for the
initiation of respiratory protocols and/or the evaluation of
protocol steps that include all modalities of therapy. Serves as a
member of the patient care team to assess, develop care plans,
evaluate appropriateness of respiratory care modalities, and assist
with discharge planning as needed. Provide patient and family
education related to medications and therapy modalities appropriate
to assessed learning skills. Participate in monitoring quality of
care. Organizes workflow to maintain smooth transition between
shifts. Assist in the day to day operations of the respiratory care
services by neat and accurate documentation, entering charges for
patient billing, monitoring and ordering supplies and medications,
and other duties as assigned. Maintains current knowledge via
hospital and department communication tools. Identifies problems
and recommends ideas and solutions. Demonstrates critical thinking
skills. Participates/Provides in-service training. You may be
eligible for some of our programs: Student Loan Repayment or
Tuition Assistance to aid with school costs. Relocation Assistance
to help you make the Louisville Metropolitan or Southern Indiana
area your new home. Commuter Program for those who don’t need or
want to move to start a great career. Return Home Program for those
who are interested in rejoining our team. Employee Referral Bonus
to support your networking and help others join our team.
Comprehensive Benefits to choose from to support your needs. Norton
Clinical Agency to offer experienced respiratory care practitioners
competitive hourly pay for taking assignments as needed across our
organization. Qualifications Required: Associate Degree One of: CRT
or RRT. RRT must be obtained within 12 months of hire. Respiratory
Therapist (IN) Desired: One year in respiratory in a critical care
setting Certified Respiratory Therapist (National) OR Registered
Respiratory Therapist (National)
Keywords: Norton Healthcare, Covington , Respiratory Care Practitioner PRN, As Needed, Healthcare , Louisville, Kentucky
