LEAD RESPIRATORY THERAPIST, Full-Time

Northern Nevada Health System; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with company match

Tuition Reimbursement

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Sierra Medical Center, part of Northern Nevada Health System, seeks a Lead Respiratory Therapist to oversee diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory procedures, support daily clinical operations, and coordinate services based on caseload and schedule demands.

The role requires licensure, AMA-approved education, and NICU experience with leadership capabilities to mentor staff and ensure high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Current State Respiratory Therapist Licensure required.
• Graduate of an AMA-approved School of Respiratory Therapy.
• 5+ years of verifiable experience in NICU or higher; neonatal care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervises, performs and acts as resource for all diagnostic procedures and respiratory therapy procedures.
• Acts as resource and adviser for other units where respiratory therapists operate.
• Communicates with department manager on administrative/clinical/technical issues.
• Monitors staff performance and ensures proper recording of services and charges.

Skills

Team leadership

Clinical supervision

Respiratory therapy procedures

Education

AMA-approved School of Respiratory Therapy

State Respiratory Therapist Licensure

BLS/ACLS certification

PALS/NRP/Blood Gas Tech cert within 90 days

Job description

Responsibilities

Sierra Medical Center is part of Northern Nevada Health System, a regional multi-facility system that has excelled at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows. Sierra Medical Center is a 170-bed acute care hospital offering services including 24/7 ER care, cardiology, oncology, labor and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic services, and much more. Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com

What we at Sierra Medical Center value:

• Compassion: We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family.
• Empathy: We put ourselves in our patient's shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch.
• Teamwork: We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient's lives.
• Quality: We strive to provide excellence in clinical care.
• Ethics: We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards.
• Respect: We promise to honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone.
• Service Excellence: We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve.
• Innovation: We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care

Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com

Job summary:

Under the supervision of the Respiratory Therapy Manager, The Lead Respiratory Therapist will be trained in all technical aspects of respiratory care and will exhibit those skills and deliver modalities of respiratory therapy, emergent and intensive respiratory care, and diagnostic procedures. The Lead RT will assist with daily clinical operation, coordinates and supervises clinical and technical services provided and provides direct patient care consistent with the caseload and schedule demands.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Supervises, performs and/or act as the resource person for all diagnostic procedures and Respiratory Therapy procedures as outlined in respiratory therapist job description
• Acts as a resource person and adviser for all other units where Respiratory Therapists are employed or where respiratory therapy procedures are performed by other competent, cross-trained caregivers.
• Communicates to the department manager any suggestions, information and/or problems associated with the administrative, clinical and/or technical management of departmental operations
• Monitors staff performance. Lends assistance as needed and ensure proper recording of services performed and generate charges appropriately

Benefits for full and part time employees

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Tuition Reimbursement/Repayment Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

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About Universal Health Services

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Qualifications

• Current State Respiratory Therapist Licensure.
• Graduate of an AMA-approved School of Respiratory Therapy.
• Required experience in a level 3 NICU or greater >2 years
• Preferred experience in neonatal transport
• 5 years of verifiable experience
• BLS and ACLS certification.
• PALS, NRP, Blood Gas Technologist certified within 90 days.
• NICU experaince, 2 years or more preferred

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