Registered Respiratory Therapist

Limitless Decatur; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 47,306 - 73,329; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus of $20,000

Rotating weekends

Night shift flexibility

Job summary

Limitless Decatur is looking for a Registered Respiratory Therapist to provide essential care in a Full-Time position. Responsibilities include performing assessments, establishing care plans, and maintaining documentation in a fast-paced environment.

Qualified candidates must have completed an accredited respiratory therapy program and possess the necessary licensure in Illinois. This role requires adaptability and effective patient care skills, aiming to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Current CPR card required.
• Effective under stress and adaptable to changing conditions.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Performs assessment and documents care for patients.
• Establishes care priorities based on assessments.
• Provides care and documents treatments.

Skills

Respiratory therapy competence

Patient care assessment

CPR certification

Education

Successful completion of an AMA accredited respiratory therapy program

RRT credential by the NBRC

Eligibility for licensure in Illinois

Job description

Registered Respiratory Therapist

Job Locations: US-IL-Decatur

ID: 2026-34051

Category: Rehabilitation/Therapies

Position Type: Full-Time

Min

USD $34.34/Hr.

Max

USD $53.23/Hr.

Overview

Provides basic respiratory therapy, diagnostics and monitoring to patients of all ages.

• Full Time, Night Shift
• 6:00pm-6:30am
• Rotating Weekends
• $20,000 Sign-on Bonus

Qualifications

Education and/or Other Requirements:

Successful completion of an AMA accredited respiratory therapy program. Current registration or eligibility for licensure with the State of Illinois for practice as a Respiratory Care Practitioner. RRT credential awarded by the NBRC. Current CPR card.

Environmental Factors:

Job duties involve the potential for frequent exposure to blood and body fluids.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Must be able to walk, stand, stoop, kneel and assist in lifting patients; able to assist patients and/or adjust equipment at floor level; able to reach, change and read IV’s 5 feet from the floor unaided; able to move quickly from place to place on occasion, including from floor to floor in emergency situations; able to utilize fine motor control in hands for tasks such as medication preparation and administration; able to hear to take blood pressure and to hear breath, heart and bowel sounds. Must possess visual acuity to meet visual demands in charting and operating equipment. Is expected to be an example of good health habits.

Mental Demands

• Must be able to work under stress and to adapt to changing conditions.
• Ability to adhere to strict confidentiality requirements.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions and Job Duties

• Performs assessment (chest auscultation, need for therapy, ABG results) on assigned patients as ordered by a physician; demonstrates accurate assessment skills in relation to age of patient.
• Establishes priorities and plan of care based on assessment.
• Provides care according to respiratory standards of practice.
• Documents tolerance to treatments and patient variances; revises plan of care to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Completes all annual educational requirements; demonstrates competency in respiratory areas, including assessment, 02 administration, patient ventilators, treatment, medications, etc.
• Documents care; completes CQI projects.
• Participates in continuing education and development of department staff by providing inservices and acting as a resource to staff in a specific specialty area of respiratory care (i.e. ventilator management)
• Performs other duties as assigned.