We are the team of respiratory therapists...
and work mainly in the intensive care units and intermediate care units at Hannover Medical School.
We specialize in the areas of respiration and ventilation and our task is to improve the quality of care and patient safety in this area. We are involved in the care of artificially ventilated patients and provide support in weaning patients off mechanical ventilation and optimizing secretion management. Individual treatment strategies are developed and implemented as a team in close consultation with the attending physicians and nursing staff.
In order to provide the patient with optimal therapy, we work in a multi-professional and interdisciplinary manner with all relevant professional groups in the intensive care unit. Our activities include the initiation and optimization of home ventilation therapies in the acute phase of illness, secretion and tracheal cannula management as well as various inhalation techniques. Due to our focus on treating patients with respiratory failure, we have extensive knowledge of special ventilation and lung replacement procedures. We also support and train our colleagues in special positioning procedures (abdominal positioning, drainage positioning) and are the point of contact for difficult situations throughout the weaning process. Advice for patients and their relatives is an integral part of our work. We also offer further training on various pneumological topics at Hannover Medical School in order to further improve the quality of care.
Information on the Department
In order to further improve the quality of medical and nursing care in the field of respiratory diseases, we are expanding our team of respiratory therapists. Hannover Medical School supports further training to become a respiratory therapist. The training takes place over two years and is certified by the German Respiratory Society (DGP). It comprises 720 hours (teaching 280 hours, internships 320 hours, self-study, specialist work and final examination 120 hours) and is divided into four modules. Internships in the course clinics must be completed between the modules.
- Secretion management
- Aerosol therapy
- Respiratory therapy and breathing trainers
- Airway management
- Tracheal cannula management
- Oxygen therapy
- Support for ventilation weaning
- NIV and high-flow therapy
- Emergency management
- Swallowing diagnostics
- Training for patients and relatives
- Further training for (new) employees
- Contact with external companies
We are expanding our team of respiratory therapists and look forward to welcoming you as a new colleague with an interest in respiratory therapy. Respiratory therapy care is provided in close cooperation with our multi-professional teams and results from the application of proven treatment methods and the development of new therapy concepts.
Your profile:
- State-recognized healthcare and nursing professional
- Completed specialist training for intensive care and anesthesia care
- Completed further training as a respiratory therapist DGP or you are in the last year of training
- An open-minded and cooperative personality who implements, develops and imparts professional qualifications with commitment, the ability to work in a team, high social-communicative competence and independent action.
Further information about the position Respiratory therapist (f/m) (hr4you.org)
Contact for respiratory therapy in the nursing sector I
Atmungstherapeuten@mh-hannover.de
Further information on intensive care at Hannover Medical School
Hannover Medical School : Nursing intensive care at the MHH!
For further information, please contact the head of nursing services
Michaele Brehmer
- 0511 532 4663
- Brehmer.Michaele@mh-hannover.de
- Brehmer, M. (2023). Specialist in the multiprofessional intensive care team. Job profile of respiratory therapist. Nursing intensive 1/2023. p. 2-4.
Impressions from everyday working life
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