Primary Location:

University Hospital - UMC

Address:

530 South Jackson Street Louisville, KY 40202

Shift:

Rotating (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.
With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Job Description:

The Intern, Respiratory Care possesses working knowledge of routine respiratory care and has displayed age-specific competence in their educational program for pediatric (ages 13 months to 11 years), adolescent (ages 12 to 17), adult (ages 18 to 65) or geriatric (ages 66 and over) patients. The intern supports and contributes to departmental productivity and organizational objectives by functioning as an integrated member of the respiratory care team and performs services consistent with their scope of licensure. The intern supports and exhibits behaviors consistent with the organization’s mission and values.

Essential Functions:
Under the direct supervision of a Respiratory Therapist, this position will provide patient care as allowed by student license including:
•   Administers non-medicated aerosol and humidity therapy
•   Administers oxygen therapy (including implementation of oxygen therapy protocol where appropriate)
•   Administers aerosolized medication
•   Administers incentive spirometry
•   Cleans and reprocesses respiratory therapy equipment
•   Administers bronchial hygiene and performs chest physiotherapy (including implementation of bronchial hygiene protocol where appropriate)
•   Performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation and manual ventilation during resuscitation attempts and assists in rapid response calls
•   Performs electrocardiogram (ECG)

Additional Job Description:

Education:
• Must have completed the equivalent of one year of an accredited respiratory therapy educational program with a minimum GPA of 2.0. (required)
• The intern shall remain in good standing and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 throughout his/her employment as an Intern, Respiratory Care (required)

Experience:
• Clinical rotation experience through educational program (preferred)

Licensure:
• Limited Mandatory Certificate (license) issued by the Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care (required)

Certification:
• Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)

UofL Health is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) fully integrated regional academic health system with nine hospitals, four medical centers, Brown Cancer Center, Eye Institute, more than 250 physician practice locations, and more than 1,200 providers in Louisville and the surrounding counties, including southern Indiana. Additional access to UofL Health is provided through a partnership with Carroll County Memorial Hospital. Affiliated with the University of Louisville School of Medicine, UofL Health is committed to providing patients with access to the most advanced care available. This includes clinical trials, collaboration on research and the development of new technologies to both save and improve lives. With more than 14,000 team members – physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly-skilled health care professionals, UofL Health is focused on one mission: to transform the health of communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care.

Respiratory Therapy Intern, UofL Hospital, PRN