Respiratory Therapist at Partner's Healthcare in Boston, Massachusetts

Respiratory Therapist

As a Respiratory Therapist, you will evaluate, treat, monitor, and manage patients with respiratory and cardiopulmonary conditions across a variety of inpatient settings. You will play a vital role in delivering advanced respiratory care, responding to emergencies, and collaborating with physicians, nurses, and interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes. This position offers exposure to a broad range of respiratory therapies, critical care interventions, and emergency response situations.

Schedule & Work Environment

• Full-Time | 36 Hours per Week
• Night Shift
• Onsite at Faulkner Hospital
• Rotates through inpatient and critical care environments
• Member of Rapid Response and Code Blue teams

Key Responsibilities

• Patient Care & Respiratory Therapy
• Assess patients and determine respiratory treatment plans in collaboration with physicians and nursing staff
• Administer oxygen therapy, aerosol medications, and therapeutic gases
• Deliver and evaluate respiratory treatments to ensure optimal patient outcomes
• Educate patients and families on respiratory equipment, inhaler techniques, smoking cessation, and disease management
• Critical Care & Emergency Response
• Respond to Code Blue and Rapid Response Team activations
• Assist with endotracheal intubation and extubation procedures
• Manage patients requiring advanced respiratory support
• Ventilator Management
• Operate and manage ventilators, BiPAP, CPAP, and related respiratory equipment
• Monitor ventilator settings, volumes, pressures, and patient response
• Perform ventilator mechanics including: RSBI, NIF, Airway Resistance (Raw), Respiratory Rate, Minute Ventilation
• Diagnostic & Clinical Monitoring
• Perform arterial blood gas punctures and analysis
• Monitor patient responses through vital signs, blood gas results, laboratory values, and clinical assessments
• Document and communicate patient status and treatment outcomes
• Teamwork & Leadership
• Support and mentor respiratory care students and new team members
• Assist with orientation and training of new staff
• Collaborate across inpatient units and ICU settings
• Provide guidance to CRTs and limited-license respiratory staff

Qualifications Required

• Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy
• Current Massachusetts Respiratory Therapist License
• Current BLS Certification
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential within 6 months of hire

Preferred

• One year of Respiratory Therapy experience in an acute care setting

Skills & Competencies

• Strong critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills
• Ability to work independently in fast-paced environments
• Experience caring for medically complex and critically ill patients
• Commitment to patient safety and infection prevention
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Dedication to ongoing professional development and continuing education