Registered Respiratory Therapist-ABQ

Location: 3436 Isleta Blvd SW, Albuquerque, NM Compensation: Minimum Offer $27.92, Maximum Offer $42.63 Type of Opportunity: PRNFTE: 0.00, Job Exempt: No, Work Shift: Varied Days and Hours (United States of America) Summary Provide routine and advanced respiratory care responsibilities, manage ventilators, implement cardiorespiratory protocols, and perform advanced airway care. How you grow, learn and thrive matters here. Responsibilities All Certified Respiratory Therapist responsibilities. Assists physicians with Bronchoscopy Procedures under departmental policy including monitoring and assessment of the level of consciousness, cardiovascular and pulmonary systems; as well as delivery of IV conscious sedation agents to include drugs in the classifications of opioids, benzodiazepines and sedative hypnotics and their reversal agents. Initiates ventilator protocols; implements and coordinates ventilator management. Performs advanced airway care to include tracheotomy changes, extubation and intubation. Initiates and monitors high frequency ventilators. In NICU Therapists will also perform: Surfactant delivery, intubation and attend high risk deliveries. Optional procedures: transport team, intubation, and Back-up charge therapist. Initiates and monitors Nitric Oxide delivery. Performs department specific functions as detailed within the summary of the department specific duties. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications Two to three years college level courses/Associates Degree/Diploma in Respiratory Care. New Mexico Respiratory Care Practitioner License, Registered Respiratory Therapist credential from the NBRC, ACLS and/or PALS, BLS required. Six months to one year critical care experience preferred. The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. Equal Opportunity AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses. #J-18808-Ljbffr Presbyterian Healthcare Services