Respiratory Therapist - RRT (Day Shift) - New Northeast Emergency Department

Lexington Medical Center; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus

Job summary

Lexington Health Northeast Emergency Department will open a new location in Spring 2027. The Respiratory Therapist (RRT) on the Day Shift is a full-time role, working 7:00am–7:00pm, supporting inpatient and outpatient respiratory care.

Responsibilities include performing assessments, oxygen and ventilation management, and discharge planning. The position offers a $20,000 sign-on bonus and requires SC licensure with BLS/ACLS; RRT certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Respiratory Care with NBRC credential or RRT eligibility.
• Current SC license and BLS; ACLS as required.
• RRT certification (preferred) with active licensure required within six months.

Responsibilities

• Perform inpatient respiratory care assessments and treatments.
• Manage oxygen therapy, arterial blood gases, and ventilation support.
• Document patient progress and adjust care plans with physicians.
• Provide patient and family education and discharge planning.
• Supervise and participate in pulmonary rehab activities.

Skills

Patient care

Critical thinking

Teamwork

Education

Associate's Degree in Respiratory Care

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Respiratory Therapist - RRT (Day Shift) - New Northeast Emergency Department

Lexington Health Northeast Emergency Department - New Location Coming Spring 2027!
Full Time
Day Shift
7:00am - 7:00pm

Sign-On Bonus:$20,000

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bedteachinghospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcareand was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinctionstatus for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as bestin the Columbia Metroarea by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Healthdelivers more than 4,000babies each year, performs more than 34,000surgeries annually and isthe region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center.Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job Summary

Performs duties within the scope of respiratory care, to include but not limited to inpatient assessments, oxygen and routine therapy, arterial blood gases, and mechanical ventilation. Outpatient Services to include diagnostic studies and Pulmonary rehab to include patient assessment, planning, intervention, follow-up, evaluation, and discharge planning.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum Education: 2 Year Associate's Degree (AMA accredited program for Respiratory Care and registered through the National Board for Respiratory Care)
• Minimum Years of Experience: None
• Substitutable Education & Experience:Associate's Degree may be substituted for active RRT credential through National Board for Respiratory Care, active license through SC LLR, and 10 years of direct experience as a Respiratory Therapist.
• Required Certifications/Licensure: Licensed by the Board of Medical Examiners for the State of South Carolina (biennial renewal required); Infant/Child and Adult Basic Life Support (BLS) Certified - ACLS for Pulmonary Rehab, Pulmonary Lab, CVICU therapist, and for the Rapid Response Team. (Within six months or first available class). All Employees assigned to Special Care Nursery must have NRP certification.
• Required Training: None

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates competence to provide developmentally appropriate care/treatment for the following patient populations (vary by area): Infant (Birth to 1 year); Child (1 year through 12 years); Adolescent (13 years through 17 years); Adult (18 years to 65 years); Geriatric (over 65 years).
• Supervises clinical exercise programs using a variety of tools including telemetry, BP, pulse oximetry, dyspnea scale, and perceived exertion.
• Document participants medical history, care plan (ITP), responses to treatment, progress and complications. Evaluate and report patients’ outcomes including functional capacity, risk reduction, behavior modification, and follow-up assessments to evaluate individual progress and program effectiveness.
• Works toward returning patients to previous functional level and having lower risk for future events as well as a better understanding of disease process.
• Provides individualized counseling and education to inpatients, outpatients and family members to meet identified needs. Teach group education classes as a part of outpatient pulmonary rehab program. Assist in the development and revision of education materials.
• Performs routine/oxygen therapy, administers medication, follow protocols. Administers specialty gases.
• Assesses patients in accordance with clinical practice guidelines and makes recommendations to physician for the most appropriate therapy.
• Interprets prescriptions and/or confers with physician to determine requirements for therapy. Accepts verbal respiratory care orders from physician