Registered Respiratory Therapist

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Boston, MA

64d • $41 - $61 • Onsite

About The Position

Beth Israel Lahey Health and New England Baptist Hospital are devoted to consistently promoting a culture of Wellbeing, Empathy, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Equity as outlined in our organization's WE CARE values. This role provides respiratory therapy and other appropriate clinical interventions to assist with orthopedic and non-orthopedic patient’s needs.

Requirements

• Registered Respiratory Therapist License is required.
• Associate’s Degree in Science discipline is required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification required, American Heart Association/Red Cross preferred.
• Basic Life support (BLS) Certification required, American Heart Association/Red Cross preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in science discipline is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Patient assessment and evaluation inpatient/outpatient.
• Home Care services and overnight oximetry.
• Bronchoscopy set-up and assist.
• Positive expiratory Pressure Therapy.
• Arterial Blood Gas Collection.
• Ventilator set-up and management.
• Bedside Pulmonary Function Testing.
• Noninvasive modality ventilation.
• LTV series Ventilator.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
• Intubation assist.
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and STOPBANG.
• Oxygen Delivery devices.
• Portable Oxygen E Integrated Valve Center.
• Sputum specimen collection with Hypertonic Saline.
• Sputum Specimen via Mechanical Ventilator.
• Vibratory Positive Expiratory Pressure Therapy Device.
• Familiar with Bulk Gas Systems.
• Intubation assist and mechanical ventilation.
• Hand Held Nebulizer.

Benefits

• $5,000 Sign-On Bonus Eligible (Some Restrictions Apply)

What This Job Offers

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