Description
Respiratory Therapist PRN Pediatric- VUMC Respiratory Care
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Your Role: Performs routine respiratory care procedures in the acute care, critical care and outpatient environment; perform respiratory care assessments and diagnostic testing procedures associated with respiratory care under occasional guidance. For more information regarding the physical requirements and environmental conditions for this job, please click here .
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Initiates and maintains mechanical ventilation.
- Provides education for students in affiliated clinical training programs as well as patients and families.
- The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
Position Qualifications:
Required:
- Job requires Graduate of an approved discipline specific program (or equivalent experience) and < 1 year relevant industry
- Registered Reparatory Therapist, National Board Respiratory Care
Preferred:
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Certification with NBRC
- Minimum of 1 year Respiratory Therapy experience in a Level 1 Trauma setting
- Active BLS
Position Shift:
- PRN, 3 rd Shift Pediatric
Department/Unit Summary:
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital Respiratory Care Department will be the model upon which other departments both internal and external set their standards. Our staff will be empowered to achieve their fullest potential and we will collaborate to further advance the care of children in our hospital and community. We promote a safe environment for our customers.
We treat each other with respect and we value and reward our employees who are committed to our mission.
Vanderbilt's Respiratory Care Departmental Key Facts:
- 98 bed Level IV NICU
- 20 bed Pediatric Cardiac ICU
- 24 bed Pediatric Medical ICU
- Level 1 Trauma Center
- Four floor expansion under construction
- Neonatal/Pediatric Transport and ECMO
- Career Advancement Program
- Offers Continuing Education opportunities to fulfill TN State Licensure Requirements at no cost.
- Provides opportunities for practitioners to participate in VCH Clinical Research Studies
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Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:
Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity — of culture, thinking, learning and leading — is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
VUMC Recent Accomplishments
Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:
- US News & World Report: #1 Hospital in Tennessee, #1 Health Care Provider in Nashville, #1 Audiology ( Bill Wilkerson Center ), 9 adult and 9 pediatric clinical specialties ranked among the nation's best, #15 Education and Training
- Truven Health Analytics: among the top 100 hospitals in the US
- Becker's Hospital Review: one of the "100 Greatest Hospitals in America"
- The Leapfrog Group: grade "A" in Hospital Safety Score
- National Institutes of Health: among the top 10 grant awardees for medical research in the US
- American Association for the Advancement of Science: 12 faculty members elected fellows in 2014
- Magnet Recognition Program: Vanderbilt nurses are the only group honored in Middle Tennessee
- Nashville Business Journal: Middle Tennessee's healthiest employer
- American Hospital Association: among the 100 "Most Wired" medical systems in the US
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