Respiratory Therapist (24/E/N)

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Plymouth (MA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health in Massachusetts is seeking a Respiratory Therapist to provide assessment, diagnostic testing, prescribed treatment and care for patients, while evaluating the effectiveness of therapy and maintaining department records.

Qualifications include MA licensure with RRT preferred, an Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy, BLS; NRP/ACLS preferred; arterial blood gas sampling and EMR experience are valued. The shift is 24 hpw, 7 pm–7:30 am with rotating weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Current MA Respiratory Therapist License; RRT strongly preferred.
• Associates Degree in Respiratory Therapy.
• Active AHA BLS Certification required.
• NRP Certification and AHA ACLS preferred.
• Must be able to draw arterial blood gases.
• Experience working with EMR strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs assessment, diagnostic testing, prescribed treatment and care of the respiratory therapy patient.
• Evaluates effectiveness of treatment and maintains department records.

Skills

Draw arterial blood gases

EMR experience

Education

Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy

MA Respiratory Therapist License

AHA BLS Certification

NRP Certification

ACLS Certification

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. 24hpw; 7p-7:30a, rotating weekends and holidays

Job Description

Performs assessment, diagnostic testing, prescribed treatment and care of the respiratory therapy patient. Evaluates effectiveness of treatment and maintains department records.

Experience/Knowledge/Skills Required

• Current MA Respiratory Therapist License; RRT strongly preferred
• Associates Degree in Respiratory Therapy
• Active AHA BLS Certification required
• NRP Certification and AHA ACLS preferred
• Must be able to draw arterial blood gases
• Experience working with EMR strongly preferred

Pay Range

$31.00 - $54.80

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. The pay range for this position is established and governed by the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Employees hired into this position will receive compensation consistent with the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled