Respiratory Therapist PRN
Posted Jun 4, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time a patient's breathing got worse quickly. What did you do in the first few minutes?
What they are checking: Whether they stay calm, act in order, and communicate clearly when a patient is in trouble.
Tell me about a time you disagreed with a respiratory order. How did you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they raise concerns with physicians respectfully and with evidence instead of silently complying or ignoring orders.
What would you do
A patient's therapy session keeps getting cut short because they desaturate. How would you work with PT and OT on that?
What they are checking: Whether they help therapy succeed with oxygen plans and timing instead of treating breathing as a separate silo.
This hospital is brand new. What would you want in place for respiratory equipment, cleaning and infection control before the first patient arrives?
What they are checking: Whether they can help build processes, not just follow ones that already exist.
As a PRN therapist, how do you make sure the next therapist knows exactly where each patient stands?
What they are checking: Whether their handoffs are complete enough that care stays consistent across a changing schedule.
About the work
What does respiratory care look like in an inpatient rehab hospital compared with an ICU or acute floor?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the work shifts toward weaning, airway clearance and getting patients ready to go home.
Walk me through how you'd evaluate a new patient with COPD who was just transferred in after a hospitalization.
What they are checking: Whether they run a full, ordered assessment rather than just continuing whatever orders came with the patient.
How do you manage a patient with a trach who is working toward decannulation?
What they are checking: Whether they know the steps, the safety checks, and when to stop and call the physician.
How do you teach a patient and family to use home oxygen or a nebulizer before discharge?
What they are checking: Whether they can teach plainly and confirm understanding, because home equipment errors lead to readmissions.
Which state and federal rules shape how you document respiratory treatments?
What they are checking: Whether they see documentation as a regulated record that has to support every treatment billed and given.
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