Registered Respiratory Therapist

Personal Touch Home Health Care Services Inc.; Pine Ridge (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Personal Touch Home Health Care Services Inc. seeks a Registered Respiratory Therapist II to deliver advanced respiratory care in an academic health center. You will assess, intervene, and optimize ventilation for diverse patient populations while supporting education and research initiatives.

You will precept students and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality patient care and continuous improvement in practice.

Qualifications

• Registered Respiratory Therapist with advanced clinical competence.
• Strong assessment and critical thinking skills for complex cases.
• Expertise in ventilator management and respiratory therapy delivery.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.
• Teaching/precepting mindset and commitment to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and determine appropriate respiratory interventions.
• Deliver advanced therapies and manage ventilation support.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care.
• Precept students and provide support to junior respiratory therapists.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
• Support the educational mission through teaching, evidence-based practice, and clinical research participation.

Skills

Registered Respiratory Therapist

Advanced clinical competence

Ventilator management

Assessment & critical thinking

Communication & teamwork

Teaching & precepting

Job description

Serve as a Registered Respiratory Therapist II providing advanced respiratory care in an academic health center. Manage complex respiratory cases by conducting comprehensive assessments, delivering therapies, and optimizing ventilator support for diverse patient populations.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess patients and determine appropriate respiratory interventions.
• Deliver advanced therapies and manage ventilation support.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care.
• Precept students and provide support to junior respiratory therapists.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
• Support the educational mission through teaching, evidence-based practice, and clinical research participation.

Qualifications/Skills

• Registered Respiratory Therapist with advanced clinical competence.
• Strong assessment and critical thinking skills for complex cases.
• Expertise in ventilator management and respiratory therapy delivery.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.
• Teaching/precepting mindset and commitment to continuous improvement.