Registered Respiratory Therapist MRMC - Eve

## Registered Respiratory Therapist MRMC - 32 hrs Eve Apply:
On-site (100% Onsite):
Milford, MA:
Full time:
Posted Yesterday:
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**** Exemption Status:
** Non-Exempt
** Hiring Range:**$29.71 - $53.49(based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.
** Schedule Details:
** Holidays
- Every Other Holiday, On Call
- Not Required, Sunday through Saturday, Weekends
- Every Other Weekend
** Scheduled

Hours:

**** Shift:
** 2 - Evening Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)
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* Hours:

** 32
* * Cost Center:
** 26000 - 1710 Respiratory Therapy This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.# #
** Everyone Is a Caregiver
** At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other.

And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

This position is responsible for providing all aspects of respiratory therapy in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Respiratory Care Department. Works with considerable independence to perform routine and complex patient care in all assigned areas. The respiratory therapist provides evidence-based patient focused care in a collaborative environment.
** I. Major Responsibilities:
** 1.  Works as part of a team to ensure optimal patient care.  
2.  Reviews patients electronic medical record for appropriate history, reason for admission, pertinent laboratory/radiological data, current orders.  
3.  Administers aerosolized medications.  
4.  Draws and analyzes Arterial Blood Gases.  Reports Critical Values per hospital policy.  
5.  Consults with physician staff concerning the most efficacious forms of therapy and makes recommendations to enhance patient care (such as type, method, duration of therapy, suggested medications/dosages) compatible with physician orders and communicates these effectively with appropriate members of the healthcare team.  
** II. Position

Qualifications:

**** License/Certification/

Education:

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* Required:

** 1. Associate of Science in Respiratory Care.  
2. Current Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential issued by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).  3. Current Massachusetts State Respiratory Care License.  
4. Current Basic Life Support Certification.  
5. Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification (required within 3 months of employment).  6. Current Neonatal Resuscitation Provider certification (required within 3 months of employment).  7. Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification (required within 3 months of employment).
** Preferred:
** 1. Bachelor of Science or higher.  
2. Specialty credential issued by the NBRC (ACCS, SDS, NPS, or RPFT).
3. Current AE-C (Certified Asthma Educator) Certification.
** Experience/

Skills:

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* Required:

** 1. Ability to assess patients and make appropriate therapeutic recommendations along the continuum of care from admission to discharge including all aspects of respiratory care from floor therapies to…