Respiratory Therapist: Ventilation & Patient Care

Advocate Aurora Health, Inc.; Illinois; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Aurora Health, Inc. is seeking a qualified Respiratory Therapist in Illinois to support patient assessment and therapy. You will operate ventilators, carry out physician orders, and coordinate care across disciplines.

The role requires strong communication, problem-solving, and the ability to educate patients and teammates. A respiratory care credential and associate degree are required. This position emphasizes safety, evidence-based practice, and adapting to diverse clinical settings

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited respiratory care program, with a minimum of an associate degree.
• No experience required.
• Effective organizational, interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Problem solving and decision making for patient care and equipment use.
• Proficient computer skills, use of e-mail and electronic medical record systems.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), listening and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates human relation skills with the ability to develop rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with a variety of patients, team members, and physicians. Ability to take initiative and work collaboratively with others.
• Demonstrates time management skills with an ability to multi-task and prioritize in an environment with frequent interruptions.

Responsibilities

• Uses respiratory therapy processes to assess patients using a variety of skills such as pulmonary diagnostics, chest radiograph, hemodynamic values, laboratory values, and correlates blood gases and electrolytes.
• Operates specialized ventilators in critical and non-critical care venues and assists physicians with bedside or other procedures as applicable to facility.
• Provides medication treatments and therapies per physician order and/or patient-driven respiratory protocols as prescribed.
• Cleans, maintains, and ensures proper functionality of equipment; troubleshoots as necessary and identifies service/repair needs.
• Educates and instructs patients in purpose, technique, self-care, goal of therapy, and disease management.
• Collaborates with other departments to provide education on managing patients.
• Under physician direction, adapts to policies and procedures across service areas and maintains performance standards.
• Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and timely patient handoffs.
• Promotes safety by applying proper safety measures to prevent patient harm and reports safety events.
• Teaches, educates, and precepts new teammates, orientees, and students.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of age-specific patient care needs.

Skills

Patient assessment

Ventilator operation

Clinical communication

EMR skills

Team collaboration

Time management

Problem solving

Education

Associate degree in Respiratory Care

Job description

Advocate Aurora Health, Inc. is seeking a qualified Respiratory Therapist in Illinois to support patient assessment and therapy. You will operate ventilators, carry out physician orders, and coordinate care across disciplines.

The role requires strong communication, problem-solving, and the ability to educate patients and teammates. A respiratory care credential and associate degree are required. This position emphasizes safety, evidence-based practice, and adapting to diverse clinical settings