Registered Respiratory Therapist - PresNow

Presbyterian System Services • Albuquerque, NM

15d • Onsite

About The Position

Presbyterian Healthcare Services is seeking a compassionate and skilled Registered Respiratory Therapist to assess, diagnose, and treat patients with respiratory and cardiopulmonary disorders. The role includes respiratory care across department-specific settings and may involve advanced airway procedures, ventilator management, bronchoscopy support, and other specialized procedures. NICU duties include surfactant delivery, intubation, and attending high-risk deliveries.

This is a PRN position with 12-hour night shifts. Eligible therapists may receive differentials for night and weekend shifts, precepting, higher education, certifications, and lead roles. Eligible therapists may also participate in a career ladder program with differential pay for advanced certifications.

Presbyterian Healthcare Services is a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system that aims to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities it serves. The organization has nine hospitals, a statewide health plan, and a growing multi-specialty medical group.

Requirements

• Associate degree in respiratory therapy.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist credential through the NBRC.
• New Mexico Respiratory Care Practitioner license.
• BLS certification.
• ACLS and/or PALS certification.

Nice To Haves

• Six months to one year of critical care experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians with bronchoscopy procedures under departmental policy, including monitoring and assessing consciousness, cardiovascular and pulmonary systems, and delivering IV conscious sedation agents and reversal agents.
• Initiate ventilator protocols and implement and coordinate ventilator management.
• Perform advanced airway care, including tracheotomy changes, extubation, and intubation.
• Initiate and monitor high-frequency ventilators.
• In NICU settings, deliver surfactant, perform intubation, and attend high-risk deliveries.
• Initiate and monitor nitric oxide delivery.
• Perform department-specific functions as detailed in the department-specific duties.
• Optionally participate in the transport team, perform intubation, and serve as backup charge therapist.
• Assess, diagnose, and treat patients with respiratory and cardiopulmonary disorders.

Benefits

• Tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities, and other educational and career development options.
• Staff Safety wearable badge for quickly and discreetly calling for help when safety is a concern.
• Differentials for night and weekend shifts, higher education, certifications, and eligible lead roles.
• Malpractice liability insurance.
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department.
• EPIC electronic charting system.
• Wellness program with free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, and wellness challenges.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Associate degree