Registered Respiratory Therapist/per diem

Registered Respiratory Therapist/Per Diem

Elevate your career at Wood County Hospital, where you're not just a number you're a vital part of a team making a real difference.

The Registered Respiratory Therapist provides high-quality, evidence-based respiratory care to patients with acute and chronic cardiopulmonary conditions. The Registered Respiratory Therapist collaborates with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to optimize patient outcomes through assessment, treatment, monitoring of clinical responses, emergency response, and provide education to promote recovery, improved quality of life and long-term health outcomes. Registered Respiratory Therapist is an onsite position.

Essential Functions

• Conduct thorough respiratory assessments, collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team and/or Medical Director to develop individualized treatment plans, and evaluate patient responses to therapies.
• Deliver respiratory treatments and rehabilitation regimens, ensuring patient safety, exercise tolerance, and clinical effectiveness. Monitor patient progress and adjust care plans as necessary.
• Perform diagnostic tests (e.g., blood gas analysis) and provide emergency interventions such as CPR, airway management, and mechanical ventilation when needed.
• Educate patients, families, and healthcare teams on disease management, lifestyle modifications, respiratory care practices, and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation.
• Manage program logistics, including scheduling, equipment, insurance, and communication with healthcare providers to ensure seamless care during hospitalization and post-discharge.
• Prepare, prevent, protect and respond to support our culture of safety.
• Works hours per week in accordance with offer letter or per attributes of position at transfer request. May be expected to work longer hours as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education: Associate degree in respiratory therapy from a CoARC approved program

License: Ohio licensure as a Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) through the Ohio State Medical Board

Experience: None

Certification:

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credentialed through the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
• BLS within 90 days of hire
• ACLS within 90 days of hire
• PALS within 90 days of hire
• NRP within 90 days of hire

Preferred

Education: Bachelor's degree in respiratory therapy or related healthcare field

License: None

Experience: One (1) year of acute care experience and/or Two (2) years in Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation.

Physical Requirements

1. In an 8 to 12-hour workday, employee stands/walks (hours at one time):

[] 0-2 [] 2-4 [] 4-6 [] 6-8 [X] 9-12

2. In an 8 to 12-hour workday, employees sit (hours at one time/hours during the day):

[X] 0-2 [] 2-4 [] 4-6 [] 6-8 [] 9-12

3. Employee lifts:

[] up to 10 [] 10-20 [] 20-50 [X] over 50#

4. Lifting as indicated in item 3 above is performed during the workday:

[] occasionally [X] frequently [] continuously

5. Employee uses hands for repetitive:

a. Simple grasping: [X] yes [] no

b. Pushing/pulling [X] yes [] no

c. Fine manipulation [X] yes [] no

6. Employee uses feet for repetitive movement in operating foot controls:

[] yes [X] no

7. Employee must be able to:

a. Bend [X] frequently [] occasionally [] not at all

b. Squat [X] frequently [] occasionally [] not at all

c. Kneel [X] frequently [] occasionally [] not at all

d. Climb [X] frequently [] occasionally [] not at all