Respiratory Therapist I

This position is located at UNC Health – Caldwell Hospital, 321 Mulberry Street SW, Lenoir, NC 28645. We offer a flexible schedule, with openings available for night shifts—a great fit for those who enjoy working evenings or need daytime flexibility. Must Obtain ACLS, PALS and NRP within the first 90 days of employment. Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well‑being of the communities we serve across North Carolina. Summary: Under the direction of department management and according to policies and procedures as defined in the Department Policy and Procedure Manuals, administers respiratory care procedures and treatments designed to assess, prevent, stabilize or remedy patients' respiratory dysfunction. After completion of orientation, functions independently with minimal supervision. Responsibilities: Administers standard Respiratory Care including but not limited to aerosol medication delivery, basic bedside pulmonary function testing, breathing exercises, oxygen therapy, arterial cannulation and arterial punctures. Provides all aspects of airway management including aspiration of established airways, tracheostomy care, tracheostomy tube changes, endotracheal intubations and extubations. May perform Pulmonary Function Testing as needed. When working with Carolina Air Care may transport pediatric and neonatal patients from referral hospitals per UNC Air Care Protocol and perform respiratory care and advanced practice procedures per UNC Air Care Protocol, including UAC, UVC, IV insertion, intravenous insertion, Chest Tube insertion, Needle Decompression, ABGs, Blood Glucose monitoring, and others as deemed necessary by the medical control officer. When working with ECMO may manage the extracorporeal circulation for cardiac and respiratory support of patients. May be required to be on‑call days, nights, weekends and holidays. May perform all aspects of ventilator care to include but not limited to setting up the ventilator and verifying function using specialized ventilator modes to manage the patient's disease process; provide appropriate monitoring and weaning techniques. Maintains and improves job knowledge and skills; serves as a resource to other staff reflective of experience level, physicians and other UNCHCS staff; aids in training new staff members, students and new physicians; provides in‑services as required; may assume Charge Therapist responsibilities. Records completely all pertinent information pertaining to patient care procedures per hospital and departmental policies; records patient information in electronic medical record system. Other Information: Education Requirements: Graduation from an accredited Respiratory Therapy program. Licensure/Certification Requirements: Licensed as a Respiratory Care Practitioner by the North Carolina Respiratory Care Board and registry eligible by the National Board of Respiratory Care (CRT or RRT); must be registered (CRT or RRT) within 6 months of hire; BLS on hire. Legal Employer: NCHEALTH Entity: Caldwell Memorial Hospital Organization Unit: Cardiopulmonary Serv Work Type: Full Time Salary Range: $28.87 - $41.50 per hour (Hiring Range). Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity. Work Assignment Type: Onsite Work Schedule: Night Job Location of Job: US:NC:Lenoir Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully‑owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System. This is not a State employed position. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email View email address on click.appcast.io if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity. #J-18808-Ljbffr