Respiratory Care Practitioner, 5:30p-5a

Norton Healthcare, Inc.; Madison (IN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Assistance

Relocation Assistance

Commuter Program

Employee Referral Incentive

Comprehensive Benefits

Norton Clinical Agency

Job summary

Norton Healthcare, Inc. is seeking a Respiratory Care Practitioner in Madison, Indiana. The ideal candidate will provide quality respiratory care, participate in patient education, and contribute to patient care teams in a professional manner.

This role involves initiating protocols, evaluating therapies, and assisting with discharge planning along with day-to-day operations in the department. Required qualifications include an Associate Degree and a valid Indiana Respiratory Therapist license.

Competitive rates and comprehensive benefits, including tuition and relocation assistance, are offered to support your career.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree required.
• One of: CRT or RRT; RRT must be obtained within 12 months of hire.
• Must be a licensed Respiratory Therapist in Indiana.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality care per physician orders.
• Initiate respiratory protocols and evaluate their appropriateness.
• Assist in the day-to-day operations of respiratory care services.

Skills

Critical thinking skills

Patient care

Documentation

Communication

Education

Associate Degree

Respiratory Therapist (IN)

Certified Respiratory Therapist or Registered Respiratory Therapist

Job description

Responsibilities

The Respiratory Care Practitioner will report to work on time and ready to work in a quiet professional manner, following hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Provide quality care as ordered by the patient’s physicians. Responsible for the initiation of respiratory protocols and/or the evaluation of protocol steps that include all modalities of therapy. Serves as a member of the patient care team to assess, develop care plans, evaluate appropriateness of respiratory care modalities, and assist with discharge planning as needed. Provide patient and family education related to medications and therapy modalities appropriate to assessed learning skills. Participate in monitoring quality of care. Organize workflow to maintain smooth transition between shifts. Assist in the day‑to‑day operations of the respiratory care services by neat and accurate documentation, entering charges for patient billing, monitoring and ordering supplies and medications, and other duties as assigned. Maintain current knowledge via hospital and department communication tools. Identify problems and recommend ideas and solutions. Demonstrate critical thinking skills. Participate in in-service training.

Available Programs

• Tuition Assistance to aid with school costs.
• Relocation Assistance to help with making the Louisville area your new home.
• Commuter Program for those who don’t need or want to move to start a great career.
• Employee Referral Incentive to support your networking and help others join our team.
• Comprehensive Benefits to choose from to support your needs.
• Norton Clinical Agency where experienced respiratory care practitioners can earn additional pay incentives by taking assignments across the organization.

We have new competitive rates for Respiratory Therapy. To learn more, apply today!

Qualifications

Required:

• Associate Degree
• One of: CRT or RRT; RRT must be obtained within 12 months of hire.
• Respiratory Therapist (IN)

Desired:

• One year in respiratory in a critical care setting.
• Certified Respiratory Therapist (National) OR Registered Respiratory Therapist (National).