Respiratory Therapist, Faulkner Hospital, Day Shift

Staff Respiratory Therapist, 36hr Day Shift

Respiratory therapists treat, evaluate, monitor, and manage patients with breathing disorders or cardiovascular problems. Care provided may include administration of oxygen, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, chest physical therapy, management of mechanical ventilators, administering drugs to the lungs, monitoring cardiopulmonary systems, and measuring lung function.

• Associated Degree in Respiratory Care
• Current Massachusetts Board of Respiratory Care license
• Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Current BLS certification
• ACLS required—must be obtained within first 90 days of employment
• PALS required—must be obtained within first 90 days of employment
• 1 year experience preferred

• Staff adheres to all C.A.R.E. Standards
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge through educational workshops, professional publications, and participation in professional societies
• Performs yearly departmental competencies in a timely fashion
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection‑control policies and protocols
• Applies critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and works with minimal supervision
• Works effectively in a stressful environment and takes appropriate actions in volatile situations
• Can perform frequent standing, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, and moving equipment
• Provides age- and culturally‑appropriate care
• Complies with the College of American Pathologists, CMS, and Joint Commission standards and regulations, including:
  • Yearly competency in blood gas analysis
  • CAP requirements for transportation of specimens

Respiratory therapists are on their feet, walking and working the majority of the time. They push ventilators on wheels to different locations, perform chest physical therapy, assist during CPR (sometimes performing cardiac compressions), and typically work three 12‑hour shifts while covering weekends and holidays.

Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, an affiliate of Mass General Brigham, is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and community service. With a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, the hospital aims to reflect the diversity of the patients it serves. The 171‑bed non‑profit, community teaching hospital is located in Jamaica Plain, founded in 1900, and is a designated Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

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