Registered Respiratory Therapist - RRT - Float Pool - Full Time - Days

Best Care • Fremont, NE

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Nebraska Methodist Health System is hiring a Registered Respiratory Therapist for its Float Pool. The position is based at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, with travel to all Nebraska Methodist Health System locations: Methodist Hospital in Omaha; Methodist Women’s Hospital in Elkhorn; Methodist Jennie Edmundson in Council Bluffs, Iowa; and Methodist Fremont Health in Fremont, Nebraska. The role requires active Respiratory Care Practitioner licenses in both Nebraska and Iowa and flexibility to work in varied clinical settings.

The therapist performs assessment, planning, intervention, coordination, and evaluation of respiratory care while providing staffing flexibility across multiple facilities according to operational and patient-care needs. The role involves adapting to different workflows, patient populations, and clinical environments while maintaining safe, high-quality respiratory care. The schedule is 36 hours per week on days, with weekend, holiday, and call rotations. The posting offers a sign-on bonus of up to $17,500 and an additional float-pool pay differential.

Nebraska Methodist Health System describes its culture as “The Meaning of Care,” emphasizing exceptional care for patients and communities, a supportive work environment, and employees who make a difference. The system includes four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, a medical supply distributorship, and a central laundry facility.

Requirements

• Associate of Science degree with a certificate in Respiratory Care.
• Minimum of 2–3 years of ICU/ED and NICU experience.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC).
• Respiratory Care Practitioner licenses for Nebraska and Iowa (RCP.NE and RCP.IA).
• Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Current American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Current American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, providers, and team members.
• Strong assessment, critical-thinking, and clinical decision-making skills.
• Ability to prioritize, multitask, and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to learn, retain, and use electronic documentation and hospital information systems.
• Working knowledge of respiratory-therapy practice, patient-safety principles, and interdisciplinary care coordination.
• Ability to function independently and exercise sound judgment.
• Ability to adapt to varied patient-care assignments and operational needs.
• Flexibility to travel between facilities and work in varied clinical settings.
• Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including medium work exerting up to 50 pounds of force.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science degree with a certificate in Respiratory Care.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and complex respiratory-care modalities independently of direct supervision.
• Demonstrate competency in therapeutic modalities used at Methodist Health System hospitals and complete the high-risk/low-volume skill checklist satisfactorily.
• Document procedures, assessments, interventions, progress, care plans, and goals in the patient record and medical information system according to departmental procedures.
• Develop, review, and revise plans of care as needed to support optimal patient outcomes.
• Receive and interpret physician orders within professional scope of knowledge; evaluate patients in cooperation with attending physicians; and recommend care based on AARC clinical practice guidelines.
• Communicate regularly with patient-care team members about patient condition and progress, provide complete handoff reports, keep nurses and caregivers updated, and communicate unresolved issues to appropriate personnel.
• Maintain continuity of hospital services to support timely patient-care interventions.
• Provide diagnostic procedures within the Respiratory Care Practitioner’s scope of practice for departments such as Heart Station and Pulmonology, including facility-specific ABGs for laboratory use.
• Work within protocol guidelines, ensure patients receive appropriate therapy, review patients for protocol therapy, and flag charts for therapy changes.
• Support the department’s patient-satisfaction goals by being informative and helpful to patients and assisting with their needs when possible.
• Help improve interdepartmental relations and educate nursing and ancillary staff about respiratory-care procedures.
• Provide respiratory-therapist coverage across assigned patient-care areas based on staffing and operational needs.
• Adapt to different units, affiliate workflows, patient populations, and care environments while maintaining consistent respiratory-therapy standards.
• Transition between assignments and care areas as needed, apply clinical judgment in changing settings, and support staffing flexibility and continuity of care across departments.
• Perform other related duties assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Excellent benefits.
• Additional float-pool pay differential.
• Sign-on bonus up to $17,500.
• Opportunity to gain experience across multiple facilities and patient populations.
• Opportunity to support respiratory-care teams where they are needed most.
• Work environment where employees are valued.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree