Respiratory Therapist - Virtual RT - Nights

Mayo Career Site UK; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Mayo Career Site UK is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) to provide independent and collaborative care across patient life cycles. This role emphasizes leadership through mentorship, student education, and involvement in quality improvement projects, with autonomous practice as-guided by clinical guidelines.

The RRT will coordinate respiratory care services, participate in education, and support clinical teams in fast-paced environments, ensuring patient safety and effective

Qualifications

• Coordinate respiratory care services across patient life cycles.
• Lead via mentorship, student education, committees and quality improvement projects.
• Work autonomously to assess patient condition and communicate changes to the care team.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient condition quickly and accurately.
• Communicate results of diagnostic studies and treatment responses to the care team.
• Educate patients and families and manage transitions of care.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Communication

Critical thinking

Tools

Mechanical ventilation

Noninvasive ventilation

Airway management

Hemodynamic monitoring

RT bedside procedures

AARC guidelines

Job description

New hires will receive a $15,000 sign-on bonus with their first paycheck and relocation assistance is available to those who qualify.

The registeredrespiratory therapist (RRT) functionsindependently or in collaboration withphysicians or other health care providers. Asclinicians,theyare accountable for the coordinationof all respiratorycare servicesthroughoutthe practice for the patient's life cycles, includingdirect patient care, patient family education and transitions of care through teamwork and communication.In addition, they'll be expectedto work autonomouslyto quickly and accurately assess a patient's condition and communicateeffectively to the care team concerning changes in the patient's condition, results of diagnostic studies, symptomatology, and response to treatment.

The RRT will provide leadership through active participation in roles such as mentorship, student educator, committee involvement, and professional quality improvement projects.The RRT will operate within department/institutional procedures and guidelines in conjunction with the American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC) guidelines to function independently usingcritical thinking tomaster the following skills:cardiopulmonary assessment, mechanicalventilation, noninvasive ventilation, hemodynamic monitoring, Artline insertion, airway management, RT Bedside procedures, assist providers with bedside procedures, management of specialty gases, rt driven protocols,and external education support.