Clinical Coordinator RRT,RCP

Rutherford Regional Health System is a 143-bed acute care facility that offers a broad array of inpatient and outpatient care. Rutherford Regional is dedicated to providing patients with a full range of services to meet their healthcare needs. We provide our services in a caring, professional environment through the teamwork of our medical staff and employees.

Rutherford Regional Health System’s partnership with Duke LifePoint Healthcare is bringing the pieces together to transform healthcare in Rutherford County. Duke LifePoint Healthcare is a joint venture of Duke University Health System, one of the country’s leading academic health systems, and LifePoint Health, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier. These two forces joined because of the shared interest in collaborating with hospitals, healthcare providers and patients to bring high quality, innovative healthcare services to communities. Duke LifePoint combines Duke’s unparalleled expertise in clinical excellence and quality care with LifePoint's extensive resources and knowledge and experience operating community hospitals and healthcare organizations.

Supervises daily staff activities for an assigned area or function.

Essential Functions\:

• Performs all aspects of EKG Testing by prepping the patient and placing the correct electrodes in the correct positions, connecting electrodes to the patient, enter correct information about patient, and operates the equipment for accurate results. Documents and delivers test results and bills according to the department policy.
• Remains current in CPR, ACLS, PALS and NRP.
• Establishes and Maintains airway during an emergency. Manually ventilates patients as necessary. Assist in transport and set up of ventilator dependent patients as needed. Assist other therapists, as needed.
• Performs arterial blood gas sampling via radial, brachial and femoral punctures. Performs capillary blood gas sampling as needed.
• Sets up and correctly document all forms of oxygen, humidity and aerosol therapy (nasal cannula, venture masks, NRB masks, aerosol tents and heated humidifiers) in accordance with policies and physician orders.
• Administers approved medication by means of HHN, MDI treatments. Performs other modalities of respiratory therapy procedures according to the approved policies and procedures of CPS and under the written order of a physician. Correctly completes all physician orders in accordance with accepted CPS protocol and documents all testing results and therapies completed.
• Cleans and maintains equipment to a level appropriated to use. Maintains a clean well organized work area.
• Assesses patients responses to therapy and correctly document results. Report adverse reactions to all therapeutic modalities to the nurse and physician, take appropriate action and document occurrences based on hospital policy.
• Set up monitors, correctly document use of pulse oximeter, apnea alarms and occurrences based on hospital policy.
• Recognize patients work of breathing, distress, ventilator deficiencies, diffusion difficulties, carry capacities abnormalities and tissue uptake problems and notifies physicians, nursing and correctly documents.
• Follow CPS Protocols.
• Performs NT, OT and tracheal suctioning according to procedure.

Minimum Education Bachelor’s degree Required Skills Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action. Certifications\: Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) Minimum Work Experience 3-5 years minimum work experience preferred

Benefits - Wide range of benefits options!

Here at Rutherford Regional, you choose your own Medical, Dental, and Vision plans from a variety of competitive options that give you the coverage that best fits your needs.

• HSA
• 401(K) retirement plan contributions
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Accident & Critical Illness Insurance
• Prescription Assistance with OptumRx
• Income protection programs for the entire family such as life insurance, Short/Long-term Disability, and Identity Theft.
• Employee Assistance program at no cost to you to provide emotional, legal, financial, and daily life support for your entire household. Services are available 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week.
• Free travel and entertainment discount program to ensure you enjoy your time away from work.

Why join our team?

We are dedicated to providing patients with a full range of services to meet their healthcare needs, and we believe our employees are our most valuable assets in accomplishing this goal. Rutherford Regional is growing its team of dedicated health care professionals. If you are looking to start a career that cares , are passionate about changing lives, and ready to work in a supportive environment in a close-knit community, apply today!