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CommonSpirit Health

Respiratory Therapist RRT

CommonSpirit Health, Papillion, Nebraska, United States, 68133


Overview:

Your time at work should be fulfilling.

Rewarding. Inspiring. Thats what youll find when you join one of our non-profit CHI facilities across the nation. Youll find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you. Join us and together well create healthier, stronger communities.At CHI Health Midlands we proudly serve Sarpy County and surrounding areas in Nebraska with patient-focused care. When designing our facility we kept the patient viewpoint in mind setting a tone for a more comfortable less stressful hospital stay. We provide our patients with some of the highest quality scores in the country in heart and vascular emergency and surgical care. Also we offer high quality care in diagnostics/radiology womens care home care orthopedics sleep and breathing disorders.Responsibilities:*** NEW *** $15,000 New Hire sign-on Bonus and up to $10,000 Loan Forgiveness!Our Respiratory Therapists are highly trained when it comes to performing specialized respiratory care including ventilator management, nebulizer treatment, chest PT, drawing arterial blood gases, oxygen therapies, external ventilation support and some pulmonary function assessments.If youre passionate about respiratory care, its time to join our established team as a Registered Respiratory Therapist!Applying Your Knowledge and Talents:Assess and evaluate of the appropriateness and effectiveness of therapy based on patients age, cognitive and physical abilities, and/or developmental needsMake recommendations for changes in specific modes of therapyEducates patients and arranges home respiratory care services and patient therapy follow-up assessments using language and materials appropriate for age, cognitive and physical abilities, and/or developmental needsAssumes responsibility for personal and professional growth through participation in department meetings, in-service programs and continuing education programsMaintains established department policies, procedures and objectives, concerning quality assurance, safety, environmental conditions and infection control

Qualifications:Requirements:Associates Degree in Respiratory Therapy from an accredited Respiratory programCertified CRT by NBRC and obtain RRT within 1 year upon hireActive license in the state of Nebraska and/or Iowa as a Respiratory Care PractitionerBLS or BLS instructor certification through AHA requiredACLS certification within 3 months of hire, PALS within 6 months, and NRP within 9 monthsJoin us at Catholic Health Initiatives, and become a part of our faith-based health system.