About The Role

Golden Palms Rehabilitation and Retirement

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All duties and responsibilities shall be performed as set forth in our established policies and procedures.
Adheres to and assures compliance with Code of Conduct, Resident Rights, facility policies and procedures and all applicable rules, regulations and standards as set by Federal, State and regulating bodies.
Interpret, organize and implement physician, nurse practitioner, or licensed medical professional orders directing resident care.
Assist and continually monitor residents for proper position of airways, oxygenation, and respiratory stability.
Successfully collaborate and initiate coordination of respiratory services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the resident’s total regimen of care.
Participate and cooperate with all aspects of facility needs and initiatives.
Perform necessary duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, and any other necessary documents as required or requested.
Initiate and be clinically responsible for the administration of respiratory therapies as prescribes to include but no limited to:
Ventilator management, assessment, cleaning, weaning and maintenance
Tracheostomy maintenance, cleaning, replacement, and assurance of airway.
Tracheal, NT, OT suction.
Accurately obtain, document and report all pertinent vital signs
Review and revise patient respiratory care plans as necessary
Fully assess and document complete respiratory assessment upon admit and on a continual basis, while on shift.
BiPap/CPAP management, assessment, weaning and maintenance.
SVN, LVN, MDI, and continuous cool/heated aerosol administration
Inform Respiratory Director of any new admissions, discharges, and change of condition of any resident on skilled respiratory therapy services, and report any change of condition to appropriate nursing staff, and IDT team and physicians as clinically appropriate.
Complete, review, and ensure all respiratory therapy notes and charting are informative and descriptive of the respiratory care services being provided and that response to care is documented.
Ensure that any resident unable to call for assistance is checked frequently.
Follow all facility infection control precautions and safety regulations including, but not limited to, personal protective equipment, dress code, and any other infection control precautions.
Report to director any medication, medical supply, equipment needs necessary to perform your job functions.
Immediately report any unsafe, malfunctioning or questionable equipment in use by the department.

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Benefits eligibility for some benefits dependent on full time employment status.

Disclaimer: Pay rates are competitive and determined by various factors. Please note that any rates labeled as "estimated" are provided by third-party job boards and may not accurately reflect the actual pay rates.

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