Job Overview
We are actively seeking to hire within the next 1 to 2 weeks for experienced Respiratory Care Practitioners (II, NICU, PICU) for our client Bon Secours Mercy Health; where your expertise will play a vital role in delivering exceptional respiratory care across diverse clinical settings. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work within a fast-paced, patient-centered environment, utilizing advanced respiratory therapy techniques to improve patient outcomes. As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will provide critical support in hospital medicine, emergency medicine, intensive care units, and specialized pediatric and neonatal units. Your skills in airway management, ventilator operation, and patient assessment will directly impact the quality of care we deliver.
Essential Job Functions
- May serve as the shift "Charge Therapist" with responsibility of ensuring adequate number of respiratory care staff to cover patient care areas and needs. This may include assigning respiratory care staff to work areas and/or work assignments, modifying work assignments, assisting with meal coverage, fielding call offs and providing adequate staffing levels for the next shift. Serve as a preceptor to new team members and/or students.
- In collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team, conducts initial and ongoing patient assessment, analyzes assessment data, creates a plan of care, implements treatment, and evaluates treatment effectiveness.
- Performs treatments and therapies according to physician orders. Explains therapy and therapeutic goals to patient; modifies treatment procedures based on patient response. Sets up and maintains different modes of therapy. Determines appropriateness of prescribed therapy and recommends methods to physician to achieve therapeutic goals.
- Maintains proper documentation, patient medical charting and recordkeeping. Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
- Provides patient education on cardiopulmonary diseases/disorders and associated treatment options. Instructs patient and patient's caregiver(s) in incentive spirometer, metered dose inhaler (MDI) administration, oxygen therapy, home aerosol therapy, or ventilator care, if applicable.
- Sets up and maintains respiratory therapy equipment and supplies.
- Responds to cardio-pulmonary resuscitations and actively participates as indicated by clinical circumstances.
Licensing/Certification
- Current Respiratory Care License in the state they are working (required)
- National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) credentialed (required)
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) (preferred)
- BLS Basic Life Support or ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support and PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (preferred at hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care)
- NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) - AAP/AWHONN (preferred), required for Roper St Francis Healthcare
- Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT) (preferred)
- Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT) (preferred)
- ACCS (Adult Critical Care Specialist) - NBRC (preferred)
- Valid driver's license (required for Home Care/DME)
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field (preferred)
Work Experience
- Two years of experience as a Respiratory Care Professional (required)
Join us to make a difference through your expertise in respiratory care! We are committed to fostering a supportive environment that values your skills in acute care settings—whether in hospital wards, outpatient clinics, or specialized trauma centers—and provides ongoing opportunities for professional growth.
Pay: $30.51 - $39.51 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
