Air Medical Respiratory Therapist II

Advocate Health; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health’s MedCenter Air is seeking highly skilled respiratory care professionals for critical care transport roles. You will collect patient data, perform advanced assessments, and coordinate care across ambulances, helicopters, and airplanes.

The position requires current RTP/RT license, paramedic certification within 2 years, and completion of orientation certifications (ACLS, PALS, NRP, STABLE). Join a team supporting safe, efficient patient transport nationwide.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of respiratory care.
• Current RT license (RRT) required.
• BLS required.
• Paramedic certification within 2 years of hire.
• Advanced certifications (Trauma, ACLS, PALS, NRP, STABLE) required upon orientation.

Responsibilities

• Collects data pertinent to the healthcare consumer's health or the situation.
• Uses clinical reasoning, coupled with clinical skills to conduct accurate clinical assessments and perform patient care intervention to ensure optimum patient care, safety and recovery.
• Delegates elements of care to appropriate healthcare workers.
• Utilizes appropriate resources to plan and provide services that are safe, effective, and financially responsible.
• Participates in committees, shared governance, or other facility decision making activities.
• Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
• Maintains operational knowledge for multiple modes of transportation including ambulances, helicopters and airplanes.
• Independently initiates advanced practice procedures to provide improved patient outcomes such as: drug assisted intubation, video laryngoscopy, needle chest decompression, chest tube insertion, central line placement (UA/UV, EJ), intraosseous placement, transvenous/transcutaneous pacing, needle cricothyroidotomy, surgical cricothyroidotomy, and initiation/titration of pharmacological agents.
• Initiates intubation procedures and sets up ventilation equipment. Operates, assesses, and manages patient airway support, ventilator settings and equipment.
• Transports and monitors patients requiring ECMO, Medical Circulatory Devices (VAD, Impella), Intra-aortic Balloon Counter Pulsation, Internal/External Pacing, Ventriculostomy, and Point of Care.

Skills

Data collection

Clinical reasoning

Delegation

Governance participation

Education

Graduate from an accredited respiratory care program

Current RT license (RRT) in working state

BLS certification

Paramedic Certification within 2 years of hire

Trauma ACLS PALS NRP STABLE certifications

Job description

Advocate Health’s MedCenter Air is seeking highly skilled respiratory care professionals for critical care transport roles. You will collect patient data, perform advanced assessments, and coordinate care across ambulances, helicopters, and airplanes.

The position requires current RTP/RT license, paramedic certification within 2 years, and completion of orientation certifications (ACLS, PALS, NRP, STABLE). Join a team supporting safe, efficient patient transport nationwide.