Respiratory Therapist - Full-time

SSM Health; Jackson (TN); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a leading critical illness recovery hospital where you will play a pivotal role in providing compassionate respiratory care to patients during their recovery journey. This position offers a robust orientation program, generous PTO, and opportunities for career advancement through tuition reimbursement and a clinical ladder program. You will be part of an organization that values your health and well-being, offering comprehensive medical benefits and a 401(k) retirement plan. If you are passionate about making a difference in patient care, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Continuing Education

Clinical Ladder Program

Student Debt Benefit Program

Generous PTO

Comprehensive Health Plan

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life and Disability Protection

Qualifications

• Must possess active CRT or RRT credential from the NBRC.
• BLS certification required by start date.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating patients and recommending treatment plans.
• Providing respiratory care to critically ill patients.
• Teaching and counseling patients and families.

Skills

Respiratory Care

Patient Evaluation

Endotracheal Tube Management

Continuous Quality Improvement

Patient Education

Education

Active CRT or RRT Credential

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Current State Licensure

Job description

Schedule: Fulltime / 12-Hour Shifts / DaysCompensation: $27.39 to $47.00 per hour plus shift differntials

Sign-on bonus: Up to $10,000

Select Specialty Hospital - West Tennessee is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Respiratory Therapists (RT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

We support your career growth and personal well-being:

• Start Strong: Extensive Respiratory Therapist (RT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
• Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education.
• Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
• Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program.
• Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members
• Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members
• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Evaluating patients and recommending an appropriate treatment plan.
• Providing respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions.
• Performing insertion and removal of endotracheal tubes.
• Promoting continuous quality improvement.
• Teaching and counseling patients/families.

Qualifications

• Must possess "Active" CRT or RRT credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) or state equivalent.
• Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
• Current state licensure is required.
• ACLS is required within 6 months of hire. (Agency RT must have ACLS upon first shift, PRN staff must have ACLS upon hire).

Preferred qualifications:

• One (1) year of related experience is preferred.

Additional Data

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans