Cardiopulmonary Services Registered Respiratory Therapist Day Shift

CARDIOPULMONARY SERVICES Registered Respiratory Therapist Day Shift

Job Category: ALLIED HEALTH

Requisition Number: CARDI
002899

• Posted :
  August 27, 2026
• Full-Time

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The Memorial Hospital
750 Hospital Loop
Craig, CO 81625, USA

The Memorial Hospital
750 Hospital Loop
Craig, CO 81625, USA

Pay range for this position is $30.75 to $46.13 per hour

Currently Offering a $5,000 sign on bonus

Position-Specific Performance Expectations, Duties, and Responsibilities:

• Competent delivery of all Respiratory Care procedures as outlined in the department policy and procedure manual.
• Maintains accurate and complete documentation of all Respiratory Care procedures per department policy and procedures.
• Verifies physician’s orders for Respiratory Care.
• Receives and accurately prepares reports. Updates and completes patient information to reflect the patient's current clinical status. Prepares and is ready to receive/give a report at the specified report times.
• Attends and participates in department in-services, meetings, patient care rounds, and mandatory hospital meetings.
• Keep the supervisor apprised of changes in workload and patient acuity.
• Data entry of all daily services and charges given to patients.
• Demonstrates excellent working knowledge of Respiratory Care instruments and equipment. Performs troubleshooting with appropriate problem resolution.
• Performs effective airway management to include bag/mask ventilation. Assists the physician with intubation. Demonstrates safe and appropriate suction techniques and uses of artificial airways.
• Assists in the department’s orientation/training of new employees, respiratory/nursing students, and precepts new employees during orientation.
• Initiates, maintains, and monitors ventilator patients. Interprets flow volumes and pressure volume curves to initiate appropriate clinical changes.
• Completes required continuous training and education, including department-specific requirements.
• Complies with established personal protective equipment requirements necessary for protection against exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids, chemical disinfectants, radiation, asbestos, and other hazardous substances.
• Verifies accuracy and timely submission of time for payroll preparation.
• Working knowledge of all cardiopulmonary equipment within training and education for RRT.
• Proficiently performs all assigned modalities provided by cardiopulmonary services.
• Translates medication into neonatal and pediatric doses, uses proper equipment and procedure regarding patient size, and addresses any special needs regarding type and severity of disease.
• Assesses adult and geriatric patients for special needs by utilizing proper equipment and procedures regarding patient age and needs regarding type and severity of disease.
• Assesses adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients’ ventilator needs; can functionally provide mechanical ventilation of the above patients under the direction of a qualified physician.
• Ability to fully assess patient respiratory status, make recommendations for appropriate therapeutic interventions, and use assessment charting techniques to document status, progress, and effect of therapeutics.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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