Respiratory Therapist

**Location**

Singapore, Central Singapore

**Job Type**

Contract

**Salary**

$3,600 - $7,200 Per Month

**Date Posted**

2 hours ago

Additional Details

**Job ID**

2531

**Job Views**

1

**Job Description**:
Roles & Responsibilities
- To provide clinical respiratory care under the supervision of physicians and approved guidelines.
- Perform complete or modified patient respiratory assessment as required.
- Consult with physicians, other healthcare professionals regarding the patient status and care plans.
- Monitor patient’s progress and modify respiratory care plan.
- Participate in multidisciplinary patient rounds.
- Document procedures, organize and analyze data, and maintain accurate records.
- Provide and manage plans for weaning patients off ventilators and comply with clinical and service standards.
- Practice within areas of professional competence and seek clinical support from supervisor/ other healthcare professionals when appropriate
- Actively support Non Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation and Tracheostomy patients in General Wards
- Adhere to hospital and department operating procedures in the delivery of respiratory care services.
- To perform and monitor diagnostic procedures.
- Arterial Puncture and Blood Gas Analysis
- Bedside monitoring of Pulse Oximetry and End Tidal CO2 (Capnometry)
- Weaning parameters
- Hemodynamic monitoring
- To perform General Therapeutics Services.
- Aerosol Therapy
- Oxygen Therapy and High Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy
- To perform Special Therapeutics Services.
- Airway Care
- Mechanical Ventilation
- High Frequency Oscillation Ventilation (HFOV)
- Non-Invasive Ventilation Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
- Lung Ultrasound
- ECMO monitoring
- To perform Emergency and Acute Care Procedures.
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Intubation Assist
- Patient Intra and Inter Hospital Transport
- To assist Special Procedures.
- Bronchoscopy
- Bedside Percutaneous Tracheostomy
- To provide technical support to respiratory therapy equipment.
- Perform troubleshooting and basic maintenance for respiratory equipment.
- Perform required calibration and quality control procedure.
- Comply with safety regulations related to equipment and medical gases.
- Ensure proper functioning of respiratory equipment.
- To collaborate with other healthcare members and participate in appropriate cross-functions improvement initiatives.
- To actively update knowledge and skills in Respiratory Therapy.
- To comply with infection control practices.
- To help in any data collection of the department.
- To help in any education of Nurses, Doctors and other healthcare professionals.
- To contribute to departmental inservice training programmes, hospital educational talks and external talks / workshops / forums / seminars.

To perform other duties as may be assigned by Reporting Officer.

**Job Requirements**:

- Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy
- Preferably Certified Respiratory Therapist or Registered Respiratory Therapist or equivalent from country of origin.
- Preferably with 3 years’ clinical work experience in various Intensive Care Units in a reputable hospital.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Competent in IT skills (Microsoft Excel / Word / Access / PowerPoint).
- Service oriented and customer focused.
- Result oriented and a good team player.

Tags

respiratory

therapist

contract