Staff - Respiratory Therapist
Company: Advocate Aurora Health
Location: Melrose Park
Posted on: February 2, 2025
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Job Description:
Advocate Aurora Health is seeking a Respiratory Therapist for a
job in Melrose Park, Illinois.Job Description & Requirements
***Sign-On Bonus Available - Up to $20,000******May be eligible for
our Loan Forgiveness program - Up to $20,000***---***Relocation
Bonus Available***Location: 395 W. Lake St, Elmhurst (may also be
required to work a shift at Advocate Children's Hospital in Oak
Lawn and/or Park Ridge).About Us: The Transport Team provides
interfacility transports via ambulance and rotor wing for
critically ill or injured infants and children to one of our
Advocate Children's Hospitals located in Oak Lawn or Park Ridge or
Endeavor Healthcare System. Our transfer center facilitates
transports across the United States with a majority of transports
occurring within Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Our team is
focused on providing the highest level of quality and safe care for
all children and families. We continue to grow and be nationally
recognized for excellence in Transport.1.---- --Recipient of the
2024-2025 APEX award for excellence in respiratory care2.----
--Expansion of scope and autonomy with competencies such as but not
limited to intubations, chest tube placement and line
placement.3.---- --Extensive opportunities to represent our team
locally and nationally at Neonatal/ Pediatric Conferences.--Job
Profile Summary: The Interfacility Transport RCP has an intuitive
grasp of clinical situations and demonstrates comprehensive
knowledge and experience. S/he is a recognized resource, leader,
and problem solver. S/he seeks out challenging patients and shares
expertise with others. The Interfacility Transport RCP is an
experienced RCP that provides comprehensive respiratory care to the
critically ill/injured patient (neonatal, pediatric, and/or adult
with a pediatric chronic disease) in the mobile environment of air
and ground transports. Through the use of expanded skills, the
Transport RCP is responsible for the accurate assessment, planning,
implementation of and evaluation of respiratory care for assigned
patient under the direction of the Transport Medical Control
Physician. The transport team composition consist of RN/RCP and is
capable of multi-mode transports utilizing ground, rotor, and fixed
wing. The Transport RCP is also responsible for performing job
duties that are consist with the BOE.Major Responsibilities:-------
--Patient Care Activitieso---- --Obtains pertinent maternal,
neonatal, and pediatric histories with emphasis on risk factors and
implications for problems and incorporates that in plan of
care.o---- --Performs pertinent physical examination related to
respiratory practice.o---- --Formulates differential diagnosis and
a plan of care of existing and potential problems in collaboration
with Transport RN and Transport Medical Control Physician
(TMCP).o---- --Recognizes and treats changes in clinical situations
(including life threatening conditions) and implements changes to
the transport plan of care based on Standing Transport Protocols
and TMCP recommendations.o---- --Exercises independent judgment in
situations when sudden clinical changes occur and understand and
implements necessary interventions and their expected outcomes
based on Transport Protocols and TMCP recommendationso----
--Performs necessary diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as
indicated for identification and management of problems as
indicated by protocols and/or TMCP recommendations, including but
not limited to (Patient stabilization, Airway management, needle
aspiration of pleural space, interpretation of routine laboratory
and radiographic data, intraosseous insertion, spinal
immobilization, trauma primary and secondary assessment/management,
blood drawing, insertion of peripheral IVs and all other procedures
as trained).o---- --Provides clinical management for resuscitation,
with independent manner per protocol, of the neonatal, pediatric,
and/or adolescent patient, including necessary pharmacological
support during interfacility transports.o---- --Provides ongoing
monitoring, assessment, and appropriate interventions in accordance
with standing protocols and orders while in transit, at referring
and receiving facilities and documents accurately on all transport
documentation according to department guidelines and roles models
this to other team members.o---- --Demonstrates expertise in
respiratory practice and critically evaluates own decision-making
and judgments.o---- --Serves as an expert with ability to care for
all types of neonatal and pediatric patients (and adults with
pediatric diagnosis/medical history), at an expert level, in the
mobile environment (ground/rotor/fixed wing).------- --Assuring
safety and quality of careo---- --Wears appropriate uniform and
boots according to policy and role models to peers.o---- --Obtains
appropriate transport consents including but not limited to consent
for treatment and transfer and privacy consent and ensures
understanding of information to guardian prior to obtaining
consents.o---- --Completes independent verification during
interfacility transfer for the RN on required medications (acting
as RN's wingman)o---- --Takes a leadership role in achieving unit
compliance with Transport Program accreditation for CAMTS and
actively participates in the Quality and Safety plan of
department.o---- --Consistently utilizes risk assessment/reduction
strategies and role models this behavior to coworkers to include
but not limited to: fatigue management assessment, ground risk
assessment, post transport debriefs and predeparture checklist and
reports identified risk to the leadership on a real time
basis.o---- --Communicates information about the patient's "working
diagnosis, plan of management, and prognosis to the referring
physician, guardian, and other management of the health care team
and provides a concise and through hand-over and transfers care of
patient to the receiving hospital staff.o---- --Assure medications
and supplies are stocked according to guidelines and are not
expired and role models this behavior to coworkers.o----
--Administers all inhalation medications as prescribed by TMCP
(standing orders/protocols) and according to policy and
procedure.o---- --Implements strategies to reduce patient and crew
risk and increase safety in the transport environment including but
not limited to the use of securement devices, securing equipment,
and the use of lights and sirens------- --Operation of transport
equipment/vehicle procedureso---- --Demonstrates expert knowledge
and operation of all transport equipment within scope and is able
to troubleshoot issue on a real-time basis in order to provide the
safest care for the patients.o---- --Maintains all transport
equipment in a state of readiness by checking all equipment, per
departmental guidelines, at the beginning of each shift and prn.
Special attention to detail needs to be made noting any
discrepancies and troubleshoots as needed. Role models this
behavior to ensure compliance with others on the team to maintain a
culture of safety.o---- --Participates in the ongoing evaluation of
transport equipment needs and provides detailed feedback to ensure
evaluation was completed in a comprehensive manner.o---- --Reports
and documents transport equipment malfunctions/errors to biomedical
engineering, transport leadership and in appropriate patient safety
event reporting.o---- --Demonstrates knowledge of ground, rotor and
fixed wing aircraft operating procedures and safety
practices.------- --Transport Team Communication Centero----
--Facilities and contacts consultants as directed by TMCP.o----
--Ensures appropriate documentation of transport request is
completed with accuracy.o---- --Coordinates initial transport
request information from the referring facility unit clerk and
begin request in Central Logic.o---- --Maintains appropriate
contact with the transport team at required times to ensure team's
where abouts and ongoing safety of transport team and maintains
information on a guardian/designee ride along and logs emergency
contact informationo---- --Keeps up dated information on current
weather conditions in and around transport service area and
notifies transport leadership of any current weather threats.o----
--Coordinates and confirms bed placement at receiving facility or
alternative admission facility as appropriate.o---- --Coordinates
appropriate mode of transport with vendor staff and
contacts/communicates information to Advocate Children's Hospital
Transport Team.o---- --Communicates ETA and status, on an ongoing
basis, with both the referring facility and receiving facilityo----
--Verifies appropriate crew information sheets on file and
initiates PIAP (Post Incident Action Plan) when appropriate.o----
--Maintains up to date information on bed availability, physician,
team coverage/status, vehicle information-availability, and contact
numbers on an ongoing basis.------- --Professional
Development/Professional accountabilityo---- --Participates in peer
review of the transport team members by accurately completing post
transport debriefs.o---- --Earns a minimum of 15 contact hours per
year related to transport medicine and/or population that is served
by transport program.o---- --Takes a proactive approach in seeking
out own learning needs and experiences in order to stay up to date
and current based on departmental educational plan and
requirements.o---- --Demonstrates continued professional growth
through continuing education and review of current literature
pertaining to neonatal-pediatric transport as evidence by
participates in at least 75% of departmental journal clubs on a
yearly basis and encourages peers to actively participate.o----
--Takes a leadership role in the education of others at the unit,
house-wide and/or system level to provide a class and/or formal
education event once a year.o---- --Leads a transport case study
once every 12 months AND/OR takes a leadership role in the
education of others at the unit, site, system or at a Referring
Hospital to provide a class and/or formal education event once a
year.o---- --Actively participates in at least one unit committee
and/or unit task force OR site/system committee and shares
information and keeps department up to date on current committee
(task force) issues.o---- --Serves as a preceptor in the training
of future transport team members and residents/students that are
completing a transport rotation (required after member has been on
transport team for over 12 months)o---- --Participates in at least
75% of department staff meetings on an annual basis via in person
or phone.------- --Leadership/Research/Evidence Based Practiceo----
--Initiates, participates, and assist with the implementation of
change to transport policies, practices, procedures to enhance the
quality of care that is delivered.o---- --Identifies and/or
participates in potential/actual research studies and/or evidence
base practice projects that are related to neonatal, pediatric, and
transport when identified.o---- --Serves as a resource or
consultant to nursing, medical, and ancillary staff regarding
neonatal and pediatric transport and acts as an expert in complex
cases.o---- --Performs all required charge crew duties in a
comprehensive manner, when assigned, and communicates through the
proper chain of command when appropriate.o---- --Takes a
collaborative approach in assisting with medical procedures and
interfacility transports when requested and available and does this
in a manner that is collegial, representing the transport
department in a positive manner.o---- --Prepares for the safety
huddle, when Advocate Aurora Health Job ID #R141193. Posted job
title: Respiratory Therapist (Rt) - Pediatric TransportAbout
Advocate Aurora HealthAdvocate Aurora Health's 22,000 nurses
demonstrate our values of excellence, compassion and respect,
collaborating to advance our stated purpose of helping people live
well. To encourage you to be the best nurse you can, Advocate
Aurora will provide support, tools and resources for orientation,
education and professional development, in the care setting that is
best for you. Your voice as a team member will be heard clearly
whether you're at one of our 10 Magnet-- designated hospitals or
more than 500 sites of care.--Join our team and be inspired to
chart a course for Advocate Aurora to become the best place in the
nation for nurses to pursue their passion.Benefits
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