Registered Respiratory Therapist-ABQ

Respiratory Therapist

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.

Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities

Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)

Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)

Malpractice liability insurance

Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department

EPIC electronic charting system

Type of Opportunity: Full time

FTE: 0.90

Job Exempt: No

Work Shift: 12 Hour Nights (United States of America)

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 opiods, 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 UPDATED: 10/21/24

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses. Compensation Disclaimer 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.

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