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Newark and Sherwood, England, United Kingdom
Onsite
About ChristianaCare:
ChristianaCare is the one of the Mid Atlantic's largest academic health care providers and consists of 3 campuses: Wilmington, Newark and Union at Cecil County. Through our values of love and excellence, ChristianaCare is consistently identified as a regional center of excellence for cardiology, cancer and women's health services and ranked by US News & World as Best Hospital.
Shift:
Primary Function:
This role is for the respiratory therapist who is licensed, professional, competent, and assumes responsibility and accountability for providing respiratory therapy using a defined process in collaboration with the health care team.
Principle Responsibilities:
• Performs and documents a basic clinical assessment of patients on
admission and throughout hospital stay according to established standards.
• Assesses patient/family learning needs and carries out teaching measures
as indicated.
• Initiates and follows a basic plan of care based on assessment and
diagnosis.
• Communicates with and works on behalf of patients/families in a dignified,
respectful manner to ensure effective implementation of the plan of care.
• Administers all respiratory modalities and medications in a safe and
effective manner
• Provides therapy to patients and documents care delivery in the medical
record.
• Interacts with patients, families, co-workers, management, physicians, and
ancillary department staff in a compassionate and humanistic manner,
demonstrating empathy, sensitivity, patience, and mutual respect.
• Demonstrates basic delegation skills to other personnel in a manner that
optimizes patient care.
• Assumes an active role to keep informed about changes in policies,
procedures and equipment, follows planned educational programs, and is
willing to be taught, coached, and/or mentored by others.
• Aware of patient rights and protects the patient/family rights and
confidentiality.
• Performs assigned work safely, adhering to established CCHS and
departmental safety practices; reports to supervisor, in a timely manner,
any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may
cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients and visitors.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
• Graduate of a CoArc approved School of Respiratory Therapy
• Respiratory Licensure in the state of practice required (Delaware,
Maryland, etc.)
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
Post End Date
Dec 31, 2026EEO Posting Statement
ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/
