Respiratory Care Practitioner, 6:30a-7p

Norton Healthcare, Inc.; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Assistance

Relocation Assistance

Employee Referral Incentive

Comprehensive Benefits

Job summary

Norton Healthcare, Inc. in Louisville, KY seeks a Respiratory Care Practitioner to join our patient care team. The role provides respiratory therapies per physician orders and participates in discharge planning.

The ideal candidate will hold an associate degree, KY licensure (CRT/RRT preferred within 12 months), and experience in critical care. We offer tuition, relocation, and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Associate degree required for the role.
• KY licensure as Respiratory Therapist or equivalent; RRT/CRT certification encouraged.
• License/credential expectations should be met per state requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality respiratory care as ordered by physicians.
• Assess, develop care plans, and evaluate appropriateness of modalities.
• Assist with discharge planning as needed.
• Document care activities, enter charges, and monitor supplies and medications.

Education

Associate Degree

Respiratory Therapist (KY)

CRT or RRT - RRT must be obtained within 12 months of hire

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. Organizes 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. Maintains current knowledge via hospital and department communication tools. Identifies problems and recommends ideas and solutions. Demonstrates critical thinking skills. Participates/Provides in-service training.

Programs and Benefits

• Tuition Assistanceto aid with school costs.
• Relocation Assistanceto help you make the Louisville Metropolitan or Southern Indiana area your new home.
• Employee Referral Incentiveto support your networking and help others join our team.
• Comprehensive Benefitsto choose from to support your needs.

Qualifications

Required

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

Desired

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