Registered Respiratory Therapist - Enterprise Flexible Staffing Pool

Cleveland Clinic; Garfield Heights (OH); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Registered Respiratory Therapist to deliver critical care to patients with respiratory illnesses. Responsibilities include providing assessment and treatment to patients across various settings and collaborating with healthcare teams. Candidates must be accredited, licensed, and possess certain certifications, with a preference for those with prior experience in critical care.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience in critical care preferred.
• Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program.
• RRT by the National Board for Respiratory Care and BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, treatment, care, and evaluation to patients with respiratory insufficiencies.
• Direct respiratory caregivers for delivery of care.
• Monitor, record, and communicate patients' conditions.

Skills

Active Listening

Collaboration

Adaptability

Critical Thinking

Accountability

Independent Working

Receptive to Feedback

Education

Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program

Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

Ohio Respiratory Care Professional (RCP) Board Licensure

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Bachelor's degree in Respiratory Care

Tools

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (NPS)

Job description

**This position is eligible for a $5,000 sign-on bonus.**

Registered Respiratory Therapists provide evidence-based clinical care to some of the most critically ill patients in the United States. Caring for adult, pediatric and/or neonatal patient populations, Registered Respiratory Therapists evaluate, treat and care for patients with a wide range of lung diseases and respiratory disorders, such as asthma, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, COPD, and lung cancer. The Registered Respiratory Therapists floats to multiple Cleveland Clinic locations to perform respiratory care services for the geriatric, adult, and pediatric population in a variety of inpatient settings like critical care, obstetrics, ED (Emergency Department), and behavioral health.

**A caregiver in this position works nights, from 6:30pm-7:00am, with rotating weekend and holiday requirements.**

**Caregivers in this role will float to multiple locations, and are eligible for incentive float pay.**

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

+ Provide assessment, treatment, care and evaluation to patients with respiratory insufficiencies.

+ Direct respiratory caregivers for delivery of care.

+ Implement and monitor patient care plans.

+ Assess patients for the appropriate type and frequency of treatment and develop, implement and monitor patient care plans.

+ Monitor, record and communicate patients' conditions.

+ Perform advanced respiratory care modalities, evaluate respiratory practice, administer medications and treatments, and perform blood gas puncture and analysis.

+ Educate patients and families about the illness and provide information about community support groups and other programs.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program.

+ Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care.

+ Ohio Respiratory Care Professional (RCP) Board Licensure.

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ Minimum 1 year experience in critical care.

+ Bachelor's degree in Respiratory Care.

+ Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (NPS) certification.

+ Skills: active listening, collaboration, adaptability, critical thinking, accountability, independent working and receptive to feedback.

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**Physical Requirements:**

+ Good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

+ Normal hearing and vision or corrected to normal range.

+ May require sitting, standing and walking for extended periods of time.

+ Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

+ Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

**Personal Protective Equipment:**

+ Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

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