Respiratory Care Services Department

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The Respiratory Care Services department offers general and highly specialized care to patients in all areas of the hospital. Our 164-member team plays an increasingly important role as vital members of the Arkansas Children’s Hospital health care team. We invite you to consider advancing your career through exposure to leading edge technology. Consider being a part of our team as we participate in changing children’s lives.

Whether you are an experienced pediatric respiratory therapist or new to the field, Arkansas Children’s Hospital offers you the chance to advance professionally and to make a difference in the lives of children and their families.

Our respiratory therapists caring for patients in our 120 ICU beds experience many exciting opportunities and work with state of the art equipment:

• 53 bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  
• 22 bed Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
  
• 26 bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
• 4 bed ECMO Unit
  
• Several rehabilitation and general care units
  
• Pulmonary Function Lab
  
• Bronchoscopy Lab
  
• Sleep Disorders Center
  
• STAT lab

Specialized Respiratory Care. What’s in it for you?
Would you enjoy the opportunity to practice in the only Burn Center in the State or deliver outstanding care as a part of our PICU team? Either way, you will become a part of a special group of caring professionals.

We’re unique! Choosing our 10-bed Burn referral center for Arkansas and surrounding states means

• Our patients remain in the unit from admission to discharge.
• Acute Lung Injury is our constant challenge.
• Practitioners must consistently apply critical thinking, staying one step ahead!

Our Burn Center Includes

Patient Profile: Burn and Inhalation Injuries

Core staffing promotes continuity!

• 4 Core Respiratory Therapists
• 1 Clinical Specialist

Caregiver Profile

• Registered Respiratory Therapists with Arkansas License

State of the Art Equipment

• Servo-i & 300A
• Percussionaire IPV and VDR

Protocols

• Ventilator Management Protocol
• Perioperative Respiratory Care Protocol
• Beta Agonist Care Plan

Attending Physicians and Residents

• Close working relationship with therapists
• Teamwork and collaboration

Our PICU offers a diverse patient population with varied disease processes in a team environment. Respiratory Therapists are a vital part of the PICU team and our physicians and nurses desire our input. Numerous clinical experiences and educational opportunities are available to enhance and sharpen your clinical skills.

Consider this:

PICU Demographics

• 26 bed main unit with 14 bed overflow

Patient Therapy in PICU and in other units

• Aerosol
  
• Continuous Bronchodilator
  
• Intermittent Aerosol
  
• MDI
  
• Heliox
  
• Nitric Oxide
  
• Lung Expansion
  
• Incentive Spirometry
  
• BIPAP and CPAP
  
• Bronchial Hygiene
  
• Chest Physiotherapy
  
• Intrapulmonary percussion

Respiratory PICU and other Intensive Care Staff

• 8 Full-time core therapists
  
• 1Clinical specialist
  
• RRT or RRT eligible

High Frequency Vents

• Sensormedics 3100A

Non-invasive Vents

• Respironics
  
• BiPap Vision
  
• Nellcor/PB
  
• KnightStar 335

Volume Vents

• Siemans Servo-i and 300A
  
• Pulmonetics LTV 950 and 1000
  
• LP 10 & 20

Pressure Vents include

• Star 950

Research in PICU and other Critical Care Units

• Nitric Oxide
  
• HFOV as a Bridge between ECMO and Conventional Ventilation
  
• Cuffed vs. Uncuffed ET Tubes
  
• Physician vs. therapist Ventilator Weaning
  
• Siemens Servo-i
  
• Work of breathing

We are committed to the care we give and we give our all to change children’s lives. When you are ready to see your medical calling as more than a job ……. Welcome Home.

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