Registered Respiratory Therapist

Registered Respiratory Therapist (Full Time)
Location: Medical Center - 600 Medical Center Drive, Newton, KS, 67114
Category: RESPIRATORY

Join our Team! NMC Health offers a family friendly environment with the latest technology and a knowledgeable staff. Here you'll find all departments work together as a team to live out our core values: respect, excellence, service, transparency, and trust.


Position Summary:

Do you think of yourself as a Respiratory Therapist who makes the health and happinessof you patients a top priority? Are you a team player with a track record of providing exemplary care? If so, NMC Health, an organization that sets anaward-winning standard for healthcare, is looking for a Respiratory Therapist with a passion for meeting or exceeding our patients'needs while helping them reach their goals. We are not just looking for experience, education, and results; we are looking for an individual who has a passion for patients too.


In this role, you will be responsible for independently performing respiratory care procedures, which requires the ability to interpret physician orders, assess patient needs, deliver prescribed therapy and evaluate patient response. You will have the opportunity to provide invasive procedures that may be performed with minimal supervision and minor assistance in patient care units and critical care areas. On a daily basis, you will serve in a consulting role by communicating suggestions to other members of the clinical team regarding the respiratory care delivered to patients in all areas of the hospital. Your quick thinking and flexibility will be key as you respond promptly to changes in workload and make adjustments in assignments as needed to achieve optimal productivity, efficacy, and quality patient care.

This is a full-time day shift position working every other weekend.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

• Graduate from an accredited school of Respiratory Therapy
• RRT credential
• Minimum of 2 years working in a health care setting as an RT

Required:

• Current licensure as a Registered Respiratory Therapist by the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
• Current BLS, ACLS, NRP, and PALS

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