New Grad Respiratory Therapist - Now Hiring

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Business Unit: Rush Medical Center

Hospital: Rush University Medical Center

Department: Respiratory Care

Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE 0. 9)

Shift: Shift 3

Work Schedule: 12 Hr (7:00:00 PM - 7:00:00 AM)

Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www. rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits).

Pay Range: $42.00 - $61.88 per hour

Rush salaries are determined by many factors including, but not limited to, education, job-related experience and skills, as well as internal equity and industry specific market data. The pay range for each role reflects Rush’s anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. Offers may vary depending on the circumstances of each case.

Highlights

$10,000 SIGN ON BONUS

Tuition Reimbursement + Masters Degree Respiratory Care (only MS in IL)

Work alongside 7 contributors to Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care

403B contribution matching

Global leader in Respiratory Care

Relocation Assistance available

Summary:

Job Summary:

This position will work under proximal supervision of a licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner to coordinate the delivery of comprehensive cardiopulmonary care by administering and managing a range of therapeutic and diagnostic interventions and advanced procedures across all patient care areas. The Respiratory Therapist LP role ensures the highest standards of care in complex patient scenarios. Focus may be in adult or neonatal-pediatric respiratory care. This position exemplifies the Rush mission, vision and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.

Other information:

Required Job Qualifications:

•Minimum of an associate’s degree from a Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) approved program.

•Pass National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) credentialing exam prior to start date

•Apply for Illinois license prior to start date

•Obtain Registered Respiratory Therapist credential within 90 days of start date

•BLS prior to start date

•ACLS prior to start date (adults)

•PALS within 90 days of start date (neo/peds)

•Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - obtained within 180 days of hire (neo/peds)

•Competencies

oPass departmental competencies in adult and/or neonatal/pediatric respiratory care.

oTechnical skills are required to adapt equipment and procedures to patient needs.

oAnalytical skills are required to evaluate patients and their clinical response to therapy

oCustomer service skills are required to effectively meet the needs of patients, families, and members of the healthcare team on an almost constant basis.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

•Bachelor’s degree or higher in a healthcare related field

Professional Development Opportunities:

•Respiratory care research

•University Medical Center education

•Professional speaker development

•State society involvement

•National societies involvement

•Respiratory related associations

Physical Demands:

•Standing, walking, pushing, and bending for 75% of the day.

•Must be able to lift 20 pounds to handle cylinders.

•Must be highly adaptable to respond to changing workloads and priorities

Disclaimer:

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

Responsibilities:

Job Responsibilities and Expectations:

•Practice under the proximal supervision of a licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner

•Assess patient cardiopulmonary status through clinical observation, patient assessment, and physiological monitoring

•Administer bronchial hygiene and therapeutic interventions guided by evidence-based protocols

•Recommend and implement appropriate interventions to include but not limited to initiation, alteration and discontinuation of therapy based on patient assessment

•Assess patients before, during and after the administration or application of any medication, procedure or device

•Provide invasive and non-invasive ventilator management based on patient clinical assessment, diagnostic results, ventilation values and waveform analysis

•Perform airway management through assessment, assistance with placement, securement, maintenance, and removal of an artificial airway

•Provide special procedures to include but not limited to external transport, high-risk delivery attendance, surfactant administration, Organ Donor Care Center (ODCC) services, esophageal manometry, Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT), manual prone positioning, continuous medication nebulization, bedside bronchoscopy, bronchoscopic cryotherapy, bedside tracheostomy, high frequency jet ventilation, lung ultrasound, ultrasound arterial blood gas (ABG) acquisition, specialty gas administration, nitric oxide challenges, and during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) support

•Conduct internal patient transports requiring respiratory support

•Acqui…