Registered Respiratory Therapist

Wichita • KS
August 10, 2026
Application ends: September 10, 2026
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Job Description

Job Title

Respiratory Therapist

Duties

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  • Identify and distinguish the indications, contraindications, and general hazards, complications in preparation, performance, and post care of bronchoscopic procedures.
  • Role of a respiratory therapist in diagnostic bronchoscopy procedures.
  • Monitor and evaluate the patient’s clinical condition with pulse oximetry, electrocardiogram, exhaled gas analysis, and other related diagnostic devices.
  • Develop, administer, evaluate, and modify respiratory care plans in the acute-care setting, using evidence-based medicine, protocols, and clinical practice guidelines.
  • Communicate and educate to empower and engage patients.
  • Understand the etiology, anatomy, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiopulmonary diseases (e.g., asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and comorbidities.
  • Use of evidence-based medicine in the development and application of hospital-based respiratory care protocols.
  • Evaluate and treat patients in a variety of settings, using the appropriate respiratory care protocols.
  • Patient Assessment: Complete the assessment through direct contact, chart review, and other means as appropriate and share the information with healthcare team members.
  • Review and interpret pulmonary function studies (spirometry) and pulse oximetry.
  • Inspect the chest and extremities to detect deformation, cyanosis, edema, clubbing, and other anomalies.
  • Measure and document oxygen saturation with oximetry under all appropriate conditions (with or without oxygen at rest and during sleep, ambulation, and exercise).
  • Essential functions may change from time to time to reflect the current trends within the field of respiratory therapy, and to meet the cardio-pulmonary needs of the patients served.
  • Maintain interdepartmental relations with other services to accomplish medical center goals.
  • Perform basic life support (BLS), advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) according to American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines.
  • Participate in mass-casualty staffing to provide airway management, manual and mechanical ventilatory life support, medical gas administration, aerosol delivery of bronchodilators and other agents in the resuscitation of respiratory and cardiovascular failure.
  • Make treatment recommendations based on waveform graphics, pulmonary mechanics, and imaging studies.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: There is no set schedule or guaranteed amount of hours.

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