Clinic Respiratory Therapist

Clinic Respiratory Therapist - $34-51 per hour at UCHealth (Colorado) summary:
The Clinic Respiratory Therapist at UCHealth provides advanced respiratory care in a clinical setting, managing ventilators and airway support while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. The role requires a BSRT or ASRT in progress, state licensure, NBRC-RRT certification, and experience in acute care, with opportunities for clinical advancement and teaching. UCHealth offers comprehensive benefits, education support, and incentives to promote employee growth and patient care excellence.
UCHealth (Colorado) is seeking a Clinic Respiratory Therapist for a job in Loveland, Colorado.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty:
Respiratory Therapist

• Discipline:
Allied Health Professional

• Duration:
Ongoing

• 40 hours per week

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Employment Type:

Staff
Description

Location:

UCHealth Med Ctr of the Rockies
Department: MCR RT
FTE:
Full Time, 0.9, 72.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks)

Shift: Days
Pay: $33.82 - $50.73 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience

Minimum Requirements:

- BSRT in respiratory therapy from an accredited program. Internal candidates may hold a ASRT if a BSRT is in progress.
- Preferred:
Advancement to Level III in the STAR clinical ladder program.
- State licensure as a Respiratory Therapist (RT).
- NBRC - RRT.
- BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire
- Preferred:
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Adult Critical Care Specialist (ACCS), and Neonatal and Pediatric Specialist (NPS).
- 3 years of respiratory therapy experience in an acute care setting. Instructional teaching experience, both formal and informal.
At UCHealth, We Improve Lives
Picture yourself on a dynamic team improving lives in the following way(s):
- Provides top of scope practice in direct patient care environment utilizing respiratory therapy protocols and best practices to promote optimized care
- Values and effectively partners with a multidisciplinary team to achieve exceptional care outcomes
- Prioritizes wellness, a patient perspective and evidence-based practice
- Models proficiency through precepting those new to healthcare and/or UCHealth
- Welcomes new knowledge in a fast paced, innovative clinical environment
- Contributes to secure safety and quality at the point of care
Respiratory Therapist:
- Practices in technologically complex clinical setting managing ventilator integration to adaptive pulmonary support and airway management throughout multiple levels of care.
- Clinical ladders encourage internal growth and promotional opportunity through implantation of various clinical and process improvement projects at the unit, division, regional or system level.
We improve lives. In big ways through learning, healing, and discovery. In small, personal ways through human connection. But in all ways, we improve lives.
UCHealth invests in its Workforce.
UCHealth offers a Three Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee's contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals, and tenure with UCHealth. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October following completion of three years' employment.
UCHealth offers their employees a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package (benefit eligibility is based off of FTE status):
- Medical, dental and vision coverage including coverage for eligible dependents
- 403(b) with employer matching contributions
- Time away from work: paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence; start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank
- Employer-paid basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options
- Employer paid short term disability and long-term disability with buy-up coverage options
- Wellness benefits
- Full suite of voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, health savings accounts (available with HD/HSA medical plan only), identity…