Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Corbin (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Short/Long-term disability

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Baptist Health in Kentucky is seeking a Respiratory Therapist (RRT) for full-time third shift to deliver respiratory care per provider orders and established standards. You will respond to emergencies, manage airway and ventilatory support, and perform diagnostic tests.

The role requires an Associate degree in Respiratory Care, RRT certification, and BLS within 90 days. NRP within six months for neonatal care is expected where applicable.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Respiratory Care is required.
• RRT credential is required.
• BLS certification required within 90 days of hire.
• NRP certification required within six months of hire for neonatal population.
• No prior experience required; healthcare, customer service, or limited permit/student respiratory license experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide respiratory care and therapeutic treatments per provider orders and established standards of care.
• Respond to emergency and critical care situations (Code Blue, Rapid Response).
• Manage airway and ventilatory support (invasive and non-invasive).
• Perform diagnostic tests including pulmonary function testing and blood gas analysis; bronchoscopy when trained.
• Document care, communicate for continuity of care, and support quality and safety initiatives.

Skills

RRT credential

BLS within 90 days

NRP within 6 months

Invasive/non-invasive ventilation

Pulmonary function testing

Education

Associate degree in Respiratory Care

Bachelor’s degree in Respiratory Care preferred

Job description

Summary Job Description: Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Full-Time, 3rd Shift Respiratory Therapy

The Respiratory Therapy Department provides specialized cardiopulmonary care for patients with acute and chronic respiratory conditions. Respiratory therapists work closely with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to assess, treat, and monitor patients experiencing breathing difficulties and cardiopulmonary disorders. The department plays a vital role in improving respiratory function, supporting critical care services, and promoting positive patient outcomes. The certified respiratory therapist assesses, treats, and monitors patients with respiratory diseases and conditions. This includes the delivery of medicated and non-medicated therapy as ordered by the provider. Additionally, therapists provide invasive and non‑invasive mechanical ventilator support for acute respiratory failure. As part of patient assessment and management, the therapist performs diagnostic test procedures. In addition, therapist assists in departmental operations by addicting with quality improvement projects, equipment, and supplies. The certified therapist follows all applicable rules and regulations established by the licensure board depending on the state in which respiratory therapy is practiced.

Job Description

Provides respiratory care and therapeutic treatments in accordance with provider orders and established standards of care. Responds to emergency and critical care situations, including Code Blue, Rapid Response, and high‑risk deliveries. Provides airway management and monitors patients receiving invasive and non‑invasive ventilatory support. Performs and/or assists with advanced respiratory procedures, including endotracheal tube insertion, arterial line placement, and bronchoscopy. Performs respiratory and diagnostic procedures, including pulmonary function testing, blood gas sampling and analysis, oximetry studies, and other testing as trained and competent. Completes patient assessments, provides recommendations to providers, and educates patients and families regarding respiratory therapies, medications, and disease processes. Documents patient care, communicates information necessary for continuity of care, and supports departmental quality, safety, equipment, and process improvement activities.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Respiratory Care required; Bachelor’s degree in Respiratory Care preferred.
• No prior experience required; healthcare, customer service, or limited permit/student respiratory license experience preferred.
• Current respiratory therapy certification through the Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care required.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential through the National Board for Respiratory Care required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association required within 90 days of hire.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification required within six months of hire for therapists working with the neonatal population.

Benefits

• Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long‑Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
• Retirement with Company Match

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full‑spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410‑bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40‑bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug‑free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post‑offer, pre‑employment drug testing.

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