Respiratory Therapist Lead

CommonSpirit Health; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider dedicated to social justice and health equity. As a Registered Respiratory Therapist Lead, you will play a crucial role in delivering advanced respiratory care to diverse patient populations, including adults, pediatrics, and neonates. This position not only allows you to utilize your expertise in critical care and respiratory therapy but also offers a supportive environment that values innovation and teamwork. With a commitment to community health, this opportunity is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others while advancing their career in a dynamic and compassionate setting.

Benefits

Education Benefit program

Debt relief and student loan assistance

Up to $18,000 for full-time employees

Up to $9,000 for part-time employees

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in acute and respiratory care.
• Strong critical care experience in CVICU, ICU, and Nursery.

Responsibilities

• Perform all ranges of respiratory care including advanced modes of ventilator care.
• Oversee blood gas lab functioning and maintain regulatory compliance.

Skills

Critical Care Experience

Communication Skills

Basic Computer Knowledge

Education

Graduate of an AMA approved school for Respiratory Therapy

Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

AZ State RCP License

Tools

Arterial Blood Gas Testing

Pulmonary Function Testing

EKGs

Job description

Overview

Hello humankindness

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 576 bed non-profit facility providing quality health care to patients and communities in and around Phoenix, Arizona. We are part of CommonSpirit Health which operates 139 hospitals and more than 1,000 care sites across 21 states, making our services accessible to nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents.

If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us.

For the health of our community ... we are proud to be a tobacco-free campus.

Responsibilities

Registered Respiratory Therapist Lead performs all ranges of respiratory care including cardiac and medical critical care advanced modes of ventilator care as well as non-invasive ventilation on adults, pediatrics, and neonates emergency respiratory care blood gas analysis EKGs.

1. Specialty experience required in at least two areas such as charge therapist stress testing pulmonary function testing arterial line insertion & maintenance transcutaneous monitoring or neonatal intensive care.
2. Maintains and oversees the functioning of the blood gas lab and regulatory requirement by CAP JCAHO and state agencies.
3. Performs full range of basic respiratory care for all patient populations.
4. Performs and documents a complete patient assessment including (but not limited to) vital signs, breath sounds, cough, and respiratory pattern with each ventilator system check and with each treatment.
5. Checks all equipment and respiratory modalities (including invasive and non-invasive), maintains alarms and documents accurately and completely.
6. Performs ABGs utilizing 2 patient identifiers, properly handles blood specimens, reports critical values, and maintains blood gas lab logs (where applicable).
7. Correctly charges, labels, scans and discards medications (including patient owned medications).
8. Serve as a team lead to other respiratory therapists.

Dignity Health now offers an Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees after 180 days. This program provides debt relief and student loan assistance to help you achieve your goals. Full-time employees can receive up to $18,000 over five years, while part-time employees can receive up to $9,000.

Qualifications

Minimum:

1. Strong Critical care experience in CVICU ICU and Nursery.
2. Minimum of (3) years experience within all facets of acute and respiratory care including arterial line insertion/maintenance.
3. Graduate of an AMA approved school for Respiratory Therapy.
4. Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT).
5. AZ State RCP License.
6. Current American Heart Association BLS required.
7. Basic computer knowledge. Able to communicate clearly and tactfully.

Preferred:

Preferred knowledge of arterial blood gas testing, pulmonary function, EKGs, and NICU.