Respiratory Therapist (7A-7P)

Nemours Children's Health; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nemours Children's Health in Wilmington, DE is seeking a full-time Respiratory Therapist to deliver high-quality respiratory care across patient care areas. You’ll work directly with patients, families, and healthcare professionals, ensuring the best clinical outcomes.

The ideal candidate will hold a COAARC Approved Respiratory Care Program degree and have relevant licenses. Our team is recognized for exceptional performance in pediatric care, and we emphasize a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• DE State License, NBRC-RRT, and BLS-HCP required.
• Preferred - NRP, NBRC-NPS, NBRC-CPFT, NBRC-RPFT, NBRC-SDS, AEC, and ACLS.

Responsibilities

• Verify physician orders and provide appropriate respiratory care.
• Asses patients clinically and evaluate therapy appropriateness.
• Provide emergency respiratory care and maintain patient records.

Skills

Patient assessment

Respiratory care consultation

Emergency respiratory care

Aerosolized medication therapy

Education

Graduated a COAARC Approved Respiratory Care Program

Tools

Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

Job description

Job Description

Nemours is seeking a full-time Respiratory Therapist to join our Nemours Children\'s Hospital team in Wilmington, DE.

This position is responsible for: providing, under the general direction of the Therapist in Charge or Assistant Director of Respiratory Care, all routine and emergency respiratory care in all patient care areas. The Respiratory Therapists provide clinical direction for respiratory care trainees and technicians. The therapists provide consultation and education to other healthcare professionals as well. The therapist is in routine contact with patients during the provision of hands-on care and in frequent contact with patients’ families. The respiratory therapist will have contact with other hospital staff, such as nurses and physicians.

Join a team of APEX RTs! The Nemours Children’s Health-DE Respiratory Care Department achieved APEX status as designated by the American Association of Respiratory Care in 2023. APEX RT departments exemplify best practices in the profession and enhance patient safety and outcomes by delivering high-quality respiratory care. The Nemours RT department is 1 of 18 Acute Care Hospitals in the United States recognized and only 1 of 5 children’s hospitals. We are super proud of what we do here and are looking for team members who want to make a difference!

Position Responsibilities

• Verify all physician orders for respiratory care, and provide age- and developmentally-appropriate care to infants, children, adolescents, and adults.
• Assess patients clinically and evaluate for appropriateness of therapy.
• Provide aerosolized medication therapy, airway clearance therapies, airway management such as trach changes, tube taping, suctioning, medical gas therapy, ventilator setup and management; perform non-invasive monitoring, i.e., pulse oximetry, transcutaneous O2/CO2 and end-tidal CO2 monitoring, assist with in-house and inter-facility transports.
• Provide emergency respiratory care, i.e., airway management and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, perform arterial blood gas sampling, point-of-care testing and electrocardiograms; participate in airway management during bronchoscopies.
• Document care provided, patient assessment and patient care orders in electronic medical record (EMR) or hard copy when necessary. Enter charges in EMR.
• Participate in discharge planning and home-care education by training patients, their families, and designated care providers.
• Provide recommendations and education to physicians and nurses regarding respiratory care.
• Participate in the evaluation of respiratory care equipment and procedures and maintain current knowledge about departmental policies and procedures.

Position Requirements

Graduated a COAARC Approved Respiratory Care Program

DE State License, NBRC-RRT, and BLS-HCP required, AARC membership, PALS within 90 days of hire.

Preferred - NRP, NBRC-NPS, NBRC-CPFT, NBRC-RPFT, NBRC-SDS, AEC, and ACLS

About Us

Nemours Children\'s Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children\’s hospitals — Nemours Children\'s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children\'s Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children\'s health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org.