Job Position - Department

Respiratory Therapist - Critical Care Medicine

Experience

Experience of one-year post house Job in managing patients on Ventilator and NIV in Critical Care Setting.

Education

Bachelor in Respiratory Therapy (B.S.) With One-year House Job in tertiary care recognized institutions

Last Date

7/30/2025 12:00:00 AM

Job Description

• Responsible for assigned patients in the Medical Critical Care Complex, completing 200 hours/month duties in shifts.
• Comprehensive ventilator management of patients starts from the need of airway, escalation or de-escalation of oxygen therapy, the need for intubation invasive and non-invasive ventilation with hourly assessment, charting, taking samples of blood gas, and interpretation with change of ventilatory parameters in consultation with a consultant.
• Should have experience and be credentialed for Passing arterial catheter.
• Management of Airway, assisting intubation, suction, and ventilator support.
• Care of patients who require oxygen therapy or airway assistance is the domain of RTs’.
• Keeping a record of ventilators and updating daily functional status in MCCC, extubation checklist, and incidents on ventilated patients.
• Documentation of all Spontaneous breathing trials being performed along with the parameters being followed as per weaning criteria (weaning policy)
• Involvement in education of airway, suction, intubation, NIV, and ventilator parameters.
• Should learn intubation and be involved in education.
• Ensuring safe transport of critically ill patients requiring ventilatory assistance both inter-hospital or intra-hospital.