Evening Respiratory Therapist (RRT/CRT) - $20k Sign-On

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Elizabethtown (KY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Paid time off (PTO)

Maternity and paternity leave

Bereavement leave

Employee assistance program

Retirement plans with company match

Job summary

Baptist Health in Kentucky is hiring a Respiratory Therapist for full-time night shifts (6:00p–6:00a) with a 15% shift differential and a $20,000 sign-on bonus. The role includes patient assessment, therapy delivery, ventilator support, and diagnostic testing within a comprehensive health system.

Requirements include graduation from an accredited respiratory therapy program, Kentucky license, and NBRC certification (RRT/CRT). Benefits and career growth opportunities are offered by the system.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited respiratory therapy program.
• Current Kentucky Respiratory Care license required.
• RRT or CRT NBRC certification required.

Responsibilities

• Assess, treat, and monitor patients with respiratory diseases and conditions.
• Deliver medicated and non-medicated therapy as ordered by the provider.
• Provide invasive and non-invasive ventilator support for acute respiratory failure.
• Perform diagnostic test procedures as part of patient assessment and management.
• Participate in quality improvement projects and manage equipment and supplies.

Skills

Patient assessment

Ventilator management

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

NBRC certification (RRT/CRT)

Kentucky license

Accredited respiratory therapy program degree

Tools

Ventilator equipment

Pulmonary function testing devices

Job description

Baptist Health in Kentucky is hiring a Respiratory Therapist for full-time night shifts (6:00p–6:00a) with a 15% shift differential and a $20,000 sign-on bonus. The role includes patient assessment, therapy delivery, ventilator support, and diagnostic testing within a comprehensive health system.

Requirements include graduation from an accredited respiratory therapy program, Kentucky license, and NBRC certification (RRT/CRT). Benefits and career growth opportunities are offered by the system.