Registered Respiratory Therapist - PresNow

Presbyterian Healthcare Services

17d • $29 - $50 • 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 therapist helps improve patient outcomes and quality of life by delivering respiratory care and performing advanced procedures. This is a PRN position working 12-hour night shifts at PresNow in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The role includes assisting physicians during bronchoscopy procedures, including monitoring patients and delivering IV conscious sedation and reversal agents under departmental policy. The therapist initiates and coordinates ventilator management, provides advanced airway care, and initiates and monitors high-frequency ventilation and nitric oxide delivery. In the NICU, duties also include surfactant delivery, intubation, and attending high-risk deliveries. Transport-team participation, intubation, and serving as a backup charge therapist are optional procedures or duties.

Compensation is listed at $29.32–$49.91. Shift differentials include $5.00 for nights and $3.00 for weekends; additional differentials may apply for precepting, higher education, certifications, and lead roles. Eligible therapists may receive differential pay through the Career Ladder Program for advanced certifications.

Presbyterian describes opportunities for educational and career development, including tuition and certification reimbursement and scholarships. Employees also have access to a wellness program with free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, and wellness challenges. Other listed offerings include a staff-safety wearable badge, malpractice liability insurance, loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department, and the EPIC electronic charting system.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and treat patients with respiratory and cardiopulmonary disorders.
• Assist physicians with bronchoscopy procedures under departmental policy, including monitoring 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 the NICU, deliver surfactant, intubate, 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 transport-team duties, intubation, and backup charge therapist coverage.

Benefits

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement and scholarship opportunities.
• Staff-safety wearable badge that allows nurses to discreetly call for help when safety is a concern.
• Shift differentials for nights and weekends, and differentials for higher education, certifications, and eligible lead roles.
• Malpractice liability insurance.
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department.
• EPIC electronic charting system.
• Preceptor differential.
• Career Ladder Program differential pay for eligible therapists with advanced certifications.
• Wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, and wellness challenges.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree