**Overview**
**Position:** Respiratory Therapist (RT)
**Location: Tri Citites**
**Schedule:** Full Time Days
**Compensation: Up to $36.33**
Our hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery.We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives - and Respiratory Therapists (RT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.
**We support your career growth and personal well-being:**
+ **Start Strong** : Extensive Respiratory Therapist (RT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
+ **Advance Your Career** : Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education.
+ **Elevate Your Skills** : Clinical ladder program.
+ **Ease the Burden** : Student debt benefit program.
+ **Recharge & Refresh** : Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance
+ **Your Health Matters** : Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members
+ **Invest in Your Future:** Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members
+ **Your Impact Matters:** Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care
**Responsibilities**
**Responsibilities**
+ Evaluating patients and recommending an appropriate treatment plan.
+ Providing respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions.
+ Performing insertion and removal of endotracheal tubes.
+ Promoting continuous quality improvement.
+ Teaching and counseling patients/families.
**Qualifications**
**Minimum requirements:**
+ Must possess "Active" CRT or RRT credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) or state equivalent.
+ Proof of graduation required: college transcript/diploma (preferred) or high school transcript/diploma or GED.
+ Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
+ Current state licensure is required.
+ ACLS is required within 6 months of hire. (Agency RT must have ACLS upon first shift, PRN staff must have ACLS upon hire).
**Preferred qualifications:**
+ One (1) year of related experience is preferred.
**Additional Data**
_Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans_
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**Job ID** _339064_
**Experience (Years)** _1_
**Category** _Respiratory Therapy - Respiratory Therapist_
**Street Address** _1 Medical Park Boulevard 5 West_