Respiratory Therapist

Energy Innovation Corp; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 94,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits

Flexible part-time hours

Job summary

Zoom in Ames, IA is seeking a learning-obsessed Respiratory Therapist with sharp bedside manner and a strong Continuous Learning mindset. The role offers a part-time schedule, competitive pay, healthcare ownership, and a collaborative team that backs bold decisions.

The position emphasizes clinical responsibilities across referrals, triage, wound care, and IV therapy, with emphasis on accuracy and patient-centered care in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Real proficiency with Pain Management and willingness to learn Continuous Learning quickly.
• Comfort presenting to an IA-wide audience without a script.
• Hands-on experience with modern Pressure Ulcer Prevention workflows and tooling.
• Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate referrals, lab orders, and specialist appointments.
• Document care interactions in the electronic health record accurately.
• Triage incoming patients and prioritize cases by acuity.
• Reconcile the part-time schedule against staffing, flexing assignments to keep ratios safe.
• Calibrate equipment and log quality-control checks every shift, no exceptions.
• Manage wound care, IV therapy, and routine clinical interventions.
• Stabilize trauma arrivals at Ames, IA, working the primary survey while the team assembles.
• Anticipate the surgeon's next instrument during BLS Certification cases, tray laid out in order of use.

Skills

Pain Management

Continuous Learning

Public Speaking

Attention to detail

Communication

Team collaboration

Tools

Electronic Health Records

Job description

We are after a learning-obsessed Respiratory Therapist whose Continuous Learning is sharp and whose bedside manner is sharper; Zoom is hiring in Ames. The appeal is layered — $68,000 - $94,000, a part-time rhythm, healthcare ownership, and a Zoom crew that backs bold calls.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate referrals, lab orders, and specialist appointments
• Document care interactions in the electronic health record accurately
• Triage incoming patients and prioritize cases by acuity
• Reconcile the part-time schedule against staffing, flexing assignments to keep ratios safe
• Calibrate equipment and log quality-control checks every shift, no exceptions
• Manage wound care, IV therapy, and routine clinical interventions
• Stabilize trauma arrivals at Ames, IA, working the primary survey while the team assembles
• Anticipate the surgeon's next instrument during BLS Certification cases, tray laid out in order of use

What You'll Bring

• Real proficiency with Pain Management, plus willingness to learn Continuous Learning fast
• Comfort presenting to an IA-wide audience without a script
• Hands-on experience with modern Pressure Ulcer Prevention workflows and tooling
• The kind of attention to detail that catches what spell-check misses
• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics
• Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to accuracy

Zoom doesn't chase headlines; it just keeps building the collaborative healthcare backbone that Ames, IA runs on. Here, ownership means you're empowered to fix what's broken without waiting for permission.

The whole offer in one line: $68,000 - $94,000, mentorship, benefits, and flexible part-time hours that respect the life you have in IA.

The team in Ames is interviewing on a rolling basis, so early applicants get noticed first.