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Overview: The Registered Respiratory Therapist will provide clinical support for staff by providing respiratory assessments and therapy recommendations for advanced respiratory diagnosis for the assigned skilled nursing facilities. Responsibilities: * Evaluate effects of respiratory therapy treatments plan by observing, noting, and evaluating patient's progress; recommending modifications to initiate the plan of care for patients with high risk respiratory diagnosis. * Consult with Director of Nursing, Administrators, physicians, nurses, and other health care workers to recommend a change it RT therapy based on resident evaluation. * Acute care skills to include: mechanical ventilation, tracheostomy care, CPAP/BIPAP monitoring * Maintain patient confidence and protects hospital operations by keeping information confidential * Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations * Protect residents and employees by adhering to the infection-control policies and protocols * Maintain professionalism and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and maintaining credentialing current BLS and ACLS * Develop respiratory skills for nursing staff by developing and conducting in-service training programs to support respiratory education