Neonatal Pediatric Respiratory Therapist

Expectations Registered Respiratory Therapist PediatricsRCP will be proficient in the following categories as applicable: • Medicated Aerosol Therapy • Small volume nebulizers o • Breath actuated nebulizer • Vibrating mesh nebulizers • Patient Education for aerosol, MDI, DPI therapy • DPI, MDI & holding chamber • Pentamidine Administration • Medication carts, Omnicell • BarCoding Medication Administration • Airway clearance therapy • Clapping, vibration and directed cough • Positive Expiratory Pressure (PEP) and oscillatory PEP • Hyperinflation therapy (IS, EZPAP) • High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation • Intermittent Percussive Ventilation (IPV) • Airway Clearance • Cough Assist • Airway management • Suctioning • Tracheostomy care • Manual ventilation • Intubation assist • Assisted ventilation • Mechanical ventilation • Ventilator system checks • CPAP/BiPAP/NIMV • Negative Pressure Ventilation • Initiation and management of NAVA • High Risk Delivery • Surfactant administration • NRP protocol • T-piece ventilation • Intubation • Blood gas sampling • Blood gas analysis • Blood gas interpretation • Humidity Therapy • Heated humidity • Aerosol mask, trach collar, t-piece, face shield • HME • Clinical Practice Guidelines • Asthma Care Path • CF care • RDS management and BPD • HME • Clinical Practice Guidelines • Asthma Care Path • CF care • RDS management and BPD prevention • Acute Chest Syndrome Carepath • HFNC Protocol • Respiratory Care Consult Service • Nitric Oxide Protocol • Monitoring • Pulse oximetry • Peak flow meters • Capnography • Ventilator graphic interpretation • Overnight or continuous pulse oximetry and capnography studies • Spontaneous Breathing Trial • Transcutaneous CO2 monitoring • Transport HFNC portable unit • T-piece ventilation • MRI and Internal transport with assisted ventilation • Neonatal Rapid Response Team • Nitric Oxide Transport • Oxygen and Special gas Therapy • Nasal cannula, oxygen masks • High flow nasal cannula • Oxygen tanks, blenders, analyzers • Inhaled Nitric Oxide 2 point calibration and troubleshooting • Sub ambient oxygen, Heliox Therapy • Cleaning, equipment

Created: 2026-03-10