Respiratory Therapist

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits

• Medical Plan: Major Medical Insurance with HSA plan and prescription coverage
• Dental Plan: Met Life Voluntary Dental Plan (various levels of coverage available)
• Vision Plan: Met Life VSP Network (various levels of coverage available)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Paid Bereavement Leave
• Company Paid Life Insurance (Voluntary Supplemental Term life is offered and available through Lincoln Financial Group)
• Voluntary Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance is available through Lincoln Financial Group
• Paid-time-off (to be used for vacation, holiday, illness, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Provide respiratory care to patients per physician orders and established policies and procedures.
• Initiates, monitors and maintains life support systems for residents in the skilled nursing facility, including airway care and maintenance, managing artificial ventilator status, maintaining and troubleshooting mechanical ventilators.
• Participate in the development and/or implementation of resident care plans.
• Assure compliance with federal, state, and local technical and professional regulations and accepted practiced guidelines.
• Maintain and promote good customer relations; communicate with management, coworkers, facility staff, residents, family members, and other caretakers in a professional manner.
• Provide instruction to patients and other caretakers in the methods and objective of therapy.
• Prepare and update resident records accurately and legibly.
• Must be able to meet with residents' family members to provide information.

Qualifications

• Current RRT or CRT.
• Current BLS and/or CPR certification.
• At least one (1) year as RRT or CRT.

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.