Respiratory Therapist - Core (Emergency Department, PICU, and Floor Care) *Day Shift

Overview

Offering up to $7000 sign‑on bonus. 0.9 FTE, 36 hours per week Day Shift (7am–7pm), every other weekend. Competitive benefits package & pay based on experience. Accepting experienced & new‑grad respiratory therapists.

Specializes in promotion of optimum cardiopulmonary function and health. Applies scientific principles to prevent, identify, and treat acute or chronic dysfunction of the cardiopulmonary system, ensuring best patient outcomes.

• Applies knowledge of the scientific principles underlying cardiopulmonary physiology and pathophysiology, biomedical engineering and technology.
• Offers effective preventative care, assesses, educates, and treats patients with cardiopulmonary deficiencies.
• Practices respiratory care under medical direction across the health care continuum.
• Develops and implements effective care plans, patient‑driven protocols, disease‑based clinical pathways, and disease‑management programs according to evidence‑based guidelines.
• Provides respiratory care using a family‑centered approach.
• Assesses individualized patient cardiopulmonary needs and communicates them to the care team.
• Participates in the interdisciplinary care model, data collection, and quality improvement, representing staff at meetings and reporting updates.

Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree from a CoARC‑accredited respiratory care program, required.

Registered respiratory therapist by the National Board for Respiratory Care, required. Current Ohio license to practice respiratory care, required.

• AHA BLS, required.
• Current PALS or NRP certification may be required depending on unit of hire.
• Additional certifications may be required after hire.

• Critical thinking and patient or environment assessment skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills in interactions with patients, parents, and hospital staff.

• Occasionally: bend/twist; biohazard waste; chemicals/medications; flexing/extending neck; lifting/carrying 21‑40lbs, 41‑60lbs, 61‑100lbs; machinery; pushing/pulling 0‑25lbs or 100lbs with assistance; reaching above shoulder; squat/kneel.
• Frequently: blood/bodily fluids; climb stairs/ladder; communicable diseases/pathogens; computer skills; fumes/gases/vapors; hand use: grasping, gripping, turning; lifting/carrying 0‑20lbs; patient equipment; repetitive hand/arm use; sitting, standing, walking.
• Continuously: audible speech; color vision; decision making; depth perception; hearing acuity; interpreting data; peripheral vision; problem solving; seeing far/near.

The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision.

EOE M/F/Disability/Vet