Respiratory Therapist

Respiratory Therapist Full-Time Alamosa, CO

Salary Range: $28.92 To $40.38 Hourly A sign-on bonus and relocation assistance may be available for this position. Candidate must be willing to relocate to a rural area San Luis Valley Health is seeking a full-time Respiratory Therapist to join our patient focused Respiratory Therapy Team! San Luis Valley Health offers competitive pay and benefits.

What You'll Need:

• Graduate of a college or university program of Respiratory Therapy (AMA approved).
• Credentialed with the NBRC as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) or Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
• Active Colorado license in good standing.
• Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Advances Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and NRP required within 6 months of hire.
• Ability to perform all basic and selected advanced respiratory care therapeutic procedures as directed and monitored by appropriate personnel.

What You'll Do:

• Able to perform advances procedures requiring appropriate level of knowledge in advanced procedures, including: ventilator care, suctioning, artificial airway care, resuscitation, bedside spirometry, ABG specimen collections and interpretation and chest X-ray interpretation.
• Administers all basic bronchial hygiene and therapeutic procedures to include: IPPB, Incentive Spirometry, EZ-PAP, HHN, CPT, bland aerosol administration, humidification therapy, O2 therapy, CPR, basic/advanced airway maintenance, smoking cessation education and asthma education.
• Performs EKGs, EEGs, PFTs, Mobile Cardiac Telemetry, Holter and Event Monitor hookups.
• Utilizes and maintains an organized medical record and utilizing clinical forms and EMR for documentation.

Shift: Position Summary – Respiratory Therapist (Full-Time, Day Shift)

This full-time Respiratory Therapist position is scheduled for 12-hour day shifts from 6:00 AM to 6:30 PM, working three shifts per week. Workdays are variable and will include rotating weekends as needed to support departmental coverage. On-Call Requirements: The role includes on-call responsibilities 2–3 days per week, based on departmental needs and staffing coverage. On-call expectations may vary week to week. This position requires flexibility, reliability, and the ability to support a dynamic cardiopulmonary team in both scheduled and emergent care needs.

Specialty Type: Cardiopulmonary

Sub Specialties: Respiratory Therapy

General Certifications: General Certifications(NRP,PALS,ACLS,BLS/BCLS); Respiratory Certifications(CRT,RRT)