Respiratory Therapist

Respiratory Therapist

Since 1887, Crouse Health has been a leading healthcare provider in Central New York. We have combined a family-friendly culture with a passion to provide the best care, which creates an environment where both patients and team members feel valued. Crouse Health offers a full range of general and specialty care, inpatient and outpatient services, as well as community health education and outreach programs. As a Respiratory Therapist, your skills and expertise will be necessary for the education and treatment of our patients. Our 24-hour facility treats patients from all backgrounds and levels of care. This is your chance to develop and master your skills with the opportunity to work in our Regional Level 4 NICU, Level 3 Trauma Center Emergency Department, Adult Medical ICU, Adult Neuro ICU, Sleep Center, Catheterization laboratory, and Acute Care Medical/Surgical Units.

Schedule: 3:00pm - 3:30am or 7:00pm - 7:30am, working every other weekend

Pay Rate: $32.50 - $45.33/ hour

Responsibilities:

• Communicate, teach and explain the rationale of therapy to patients and family members.
• Respond to emergency calls and perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation as well as implement emergency oxygen and arterial blood gas protocol as necessary.
• Draw routine and emergency arterial blood gases and interpret results to monitor the patients respiratory and ventilatory status.
• Monitor and troubleshoot adult, pediatric (Emergency Department/Cath Lab), and neonatal ventilators; change ventilator tubing and other respiratory equipment.
• Provide oxygen therapy according to physicians order, perform oximetry readings to accurately determine oxygen saturation, nocturnal oximetry studies, make oxygen rounds to document patient usage and complete micro-draws where appropriate.
• Perform respiratory parameters, extubations, tracheostomy tube changes, endotracheal suctioning, and transporting critically ill patients within the hospital.
• Evaluate, set up and monitor patients receiving Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) and BIPAP assistance.

Requirements:

• Required: Two year Associates Degree in Respiratory Care at an AMA-approved program.
• Current New York State License as a Respiratory Therapist
• Credentialed by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is required within one (1) year of hire.
• Pediatric Advances Life Support (PALS) is required within one (1) year of hire.
• Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) certification
• Preferred: Bachelors degree
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, healthcare/hospital related I.T/I.S programs, and databases

Benefits Overview: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, and 401K. Company paid life insurance. Tuition Assistance and Workforce Development Opportunities. Crouse Health Employee Assistance Program. Employee discounts on any Inpatient or Outpatient service, hospital cafeteria and pharmacy, and certain retailers. YMCA Subsidy program.