Respiratory Care Practitioner

Job Listing ID: 4325603 Job Title: Respiratory Care Practitioner

Application Deadline: Open Until FilledJob Location: Silverton

Date Posted: 08/08/2025Hours Worked Per Week: 40

Shift: Day Shift

Duration of Job: Either Full or Part Time, more than 6 months

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Job Summary: Legacy Health

Respiratory Care Practitioner

Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled

US-OR-SILVERTON

Job ID: 25-44285

Type: Regular Full-Time

Silverton Medical Ctr campus

Overview

When every breath counts, when every heartbeat is precious, you are there. Your skills make a difference in the treatment of adult, geriatric, pediatric and neonatal respiratory patients. In doing so, you strive for the Legacy mission of making life better for others.

Responsibilities

You will perform respiratory therapy, ventilator management, code team, EKG, and other duties, which may include exercise stress testing and pulmonary function testing. Duties are performed according to physician's orders, utilizing knowledge and judgment in regard to technique and patient treatment.

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COMPETENCY

Achieves and maintains advanced level clinical skills necessary to care for critical patients.

Demonstrates knowledge of monitoring equipment and proper interpretation of data including end tidal monitors and pulmonary mechanics.

Demonstrates ability to perform all modalities of respiratory therapeutic treatments and medications adhering to department policies and procedure.

As per site specific requirements, demonstrates ability to perform accurate diagnostic procedures which may include: 12 lead ECG's, holter monitoring, event recorders, exercise stress testing, bedside spirometry, PFT's.

Demonstrates knowledge of equipment, setup, function and ability to trouble shoot effectively.

Demonstrates ability to perform safely and with proper technique arterial blood sampling from puncture, arterial line, and umbilical line, as appropriate.

Demonstrates knowledge and function of Whole Blood Analyzers. Able to trouble-shoot equipment, using appropriate resources effectively. Performs and interprets QC data.

Demonstrates proper airway management techniques and assessment ensuring a patent airway

Demonstrates ability to effectively set up, operate and demonstrate clinical assessment and application in use of mechanical ventilation.

Demonstrates ability to safely administer specialty gases (iNO, Heliox, nitrogen mixtures) to mechanically ventilated & non-ventilated patients.

Assessment skills are kept current and are utilized with accuracy and efficiency for all age groups, including neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatrics.

PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WORKLOAD:

Performs cardiopulmonary procedures using the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the age of patients (neonate,

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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Job Classification: Respiratory Therapists

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Compensation

Salary: Not Provided

Job Requirements

Experience Required: At least 1 year

Education Required: High School Diploma/GEDMinimum Age: N/A

Gender: N/A