Respiratory Therapist - Home Care

Pediatric Home Service is a friendly and professional leader in home health care with a singular passion for and commitment to taking care of the child. As a leader in home health care, we help kids achieve their best lives at home and in their communities while providing our employees a fun and rewarding place to work.

• Position: Respiratory Therapist
• Location: Orlando, FL
• Hours: Monday- Friday, 8 am- 5 pm. Weekends/On-call as determined by leadership
• Requirements: Licensed Respiratory Therapist (LRT/RCP) and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

• Uses analytical ability to perform initial patient assessments including physical, functional, social and environmental resource requirements and needs; Ensures communication and coordination of services /care among all clinical services
• Performs initial equipment set-up and patient/family/caregiver education
• Develops patient specific plans of care based on initial assessments to include problems, goals and interventions
• Reviews and revises care plans on an ongoing basis and ensure that all patients are followed according to that plan per PHS policy
• Ensures that all required documentation is completed accurately and within the time frames set forth in PHS policy
• Participates in care conferences and collaborates with all care team members internally and externally
• Participates in day-to-day trouble shooting; Performs all on-call activities, analyze problems, formulates solutions, and notifies manager on-call as needed
• Schedule all patient visits per PHS follow-up policy

• Graduate of an accredited respiratory program and/or nursing program
• Licensed Respiratory Therapist (LRT/RCP) by The National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC)
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• One year of pediatric experience as a Respiratory Therapist

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
• Neonatal & Pediatric Specialist (NPS) certification

Pediatric Home Service is a pediatric home health agency that has provided high quality DME and nursing services to children that are medically fragile since 1990. Our services allow our clients to remain and thrive in their homes, schools, and communities. The majority of the clients we serve are age’s birth through 21 years old and have a variety of technologies that might include a trach, ventilator or g-tube.