Respiratory Therapist, Registered

Geisinger; Danville (PA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits starting day one

Relocation assistance

Educational assistance

PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Geisinger is seeking a full-time Registered Respiratory Therapist. The position offers a $30.40 minimum hiring rate with up to $5.50 shift differential for evening, night, and weekend shifts, plus $15,000 hiring incentive and $7,500 relocation assistance for eligible individuals.

Responsibilities include patient respiratory assessments, developing care plans, operating ventilators, administering therapies, and collaborating with the care team.

Qualifications

• Assess patient respiratory care needs and plan treatment modalities.
• Perform and document thorough patient assessments.
• Establish appropriate care plans and communicate with the care team.
• Administer aerosolized meds, airway management, and oxygen therapy per protocol.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient respiratory care needs using data to plan, organize, perform and evaluate treatments.
• Document thorough patient assessments.
• Communicate with the patient care team.
• Perform respiratory therapies and monitor artificial airways.
• Initiate and manage ventilators per protocol.
• Educate patients and families on disease management.
• Assist in intra-hospital transport of ventilated patients.
• Maintain regulatory and safety standards.
• Collect arterial blood gases and use point-of-care analyzers.

Skills

Ventilator management

Patient assessment

Airway management

Age-specific education

Education

Graduate from Respiratory Therapy program

NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist

Tools

NBRC Certification

S.T.A.B.L.E. Certification

NRP Certification

Job description

Job Summary

Geisinger is proud to offer a full-time Registered Respiratory Therapist a $30.40 minimum hiring rate, with increased rates for experienced individuals, and up to an additional $5.50 in shift differential pay for evening, night, and weekend shifts. $15,000 hiring incentive and $7,500 in relocation assistance for eligible individuals!

Job Duties

• Assesses patient respiratory care needs based on a variety of data. Plans, organizes, performs, and evaluates treatment modalities to meet those needs.


• Consistently performs and documents thorough patient assessments.


• Establishes appropriate care plans.


• Communicates with other members of the patient care team.


• Correctly performs and documents routine therapeutic modalities including aerosolized medications, secretion management techniques, pulmonary volume expansion, oxygen therapy, and assists with routine care and maintenance of artificial airways.


• Initiates and manages conventional and high frequency mechanical ventilators according to established protocol.


• Provides appropriate, age-specific, patient and family education as it relates to disease management.


• Assists in intra-hospital transport of mechanically ventilated patients.


• Responsible for acute airway management in emergent situations.


• Sets up and manages non-invasive.


• Adheres to regulatory requirements and safety standards.


• Adheres to institutional and nationally established standards of care.


• Collects arterial blood gas samples and processes through point of care blood analyzers.


• Maintains the confidentially of patient information according to established internal and external specifications and regulations including release of information and HIPAA.


• Assists the medical team in the performance of fiberoptic bronchoscopy procedures.


• Assists the medical team with the placement invasive monitoring lines and obtains hemodynamic measurements and calculations.


• Assists in the intra-hospital transport of age specific patient groups.

Benefits of working at Geisinger

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one


• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents


• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)


• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage


• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions


• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly


• Up to $15,000 in educational assistance while enrolled in Geisinger's Nursing and Health Sciences Scholars Program (Respiratory Therapy Track)


• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year


• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive


• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones


• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care; Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more


• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance


• Shared governance structure that empowers our Respiratory Therapists


• Protocol driven care and Therapist autonomy


• Evidence-based medicine practices


• Collaboration with Intensivist Critical Care team


• State-of-the‑art equipment and technology


• Professional opportunities for growth and advancement


• Support and mentorship from a full range of dedicated leaders


• Community involvement through our Employee Resource Groups


• Employee referral incentive program

Job Description

• Assesses patient respiratory care needs based on a variety of data. Plans, organizes, performs, and evaluates treatment modalities to meet those needs.


• Consistently performs and documents thorough patient assessments.


• Establishes appropriate care plans.


• Communicates with other members of the patient care team.


• Correctly performs and documents routine therapeutic modalities including aerosolized medications, secretion management techniques, pulmonary volume expansion, oxygen therapy, and assists with routine care and maintenance of artificial airways.


• Initiates and manages conventional and high frequency mechanical ventilators according to established protocol.


• Provides appropriate, age‑specific, patient and family education as it relates to disease management.


• Assists in intra-hospital transport of mechanically ventilated patients.


• Responsible for acute airway management in emergent situations.


• Sets up and manages non-invasive.


• Adheres to regulatory requirements and safety standards.


• Adheres to institutional and nationally established standards of care.


• Collects arterial blood gas samples and processes through point of care blood analyzers.


• Maintains the confidentially of patient information according to established internal and external specifications and regulations including release of information and HIPAA.


• Assists the medical team in the performance of fiberoptic bronchoscopy procedures.


• Assists the medical team with the placement invasive monitoring lines and obtains hemodynamic measurements and calculations.


• Assists in the intra‑hospital transport of age specific patient groups.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all‑inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department‑specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details

FTE: 0.9 (36 hours per week)

Shift: D/N Rotation (7a-730p, 7p-730a)

Schedule: Every other weekend and holiday

Geisinger Medical Center is proud to receive ANCC Magnet Recognition®, the highest and most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can receive for nursing practice and quality patient care.

Position Requirements

Education: Graduate from Specialty Training Program- (Required)

Experience: Certification(s) and License(s) Registered Respiratory Therapist - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC); Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body; Member of National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC); S.T.A.B.L.E. Certified - The S.T.A.B.L.E. Program; Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification - Neonatal Resuscitation Program

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.