Respiratory Care Practitioner, Days

Norton Healthcare; Indiana, Scottsburg (PA, IN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Respiratory Care Practitioner to join their team. This role involves providing high-quality respiratory care, developing patient care plans, and educating patients and families about therapy modalities. You'll be part of a collaborative patient care team, ensuring smooth operations, and participating in quality monitoring. This position offers opportunities for professional development and various programs to support your career growth, including tuition assistance and relocation support. If you're passionate about respiratory care and want to make a difference, this is an exciting opportunity for you.

Benefits

Student Loan Repayment or Tuition Assistance

Relocation Assistance

Commuter Program

Return Home Program

Employee Referral Bonus

Comprehensive Benefits

Additional Pay Incentives through Norton Clinical Agency

Qualifications

• Associate Degree required with CRT or RRT certification.
• Critical thinking and patient education skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality respiratory care as per physician orders.
• Assist with patient education and discharge planning.
• Organize workflow for smooth transitions between shifts.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Patient Education

Documentation

Respiratory Care Protocols

Education

Associate Degree

Tools

Hospital Communication Tools

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.

You may be eligible for some of our programs:

• Student Loan Repayment or 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.
• Return Home Program for those who are interested in rejoining our team.
• Employee Referral Bonus 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.

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)