Respiratory Care Practitioner and Senior Respiratory Care Practitioner - Sleep Lab

Providence • Spokane, WA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

This posting is for multiple openings of Respiratory Care Practitioner and Senior Respiratory Care Practitioner - Sleep Lab at Providence St. Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center in Spokane, WA. We are hiring for Full-Time, Day Shift opportunities. This is a combined posting for a Respiratory Care Practitioner and Senior Respiratory Care Practitioner. The requirements of each role are listed below under each associated title. Consideration for each role will be based on qualifications. If you have the qualifications of any one of these three positions, we encourage you to apply. Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence St. Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them. The Respiratory Care Practitioner is responsible for helping to maintain or restore maximum functioning of the patient's cardiopulmonary system in accordance with physician orders and/or departmental protocols. Required to exercise initiative in developing ideas or in responding to or adjusting problem situations. Typically reports to the supervisor who evaluates ideas. Work processes and assignments for patients of all ages frequently require the incumbent to interpret and apply operating procedures, technical standards, and/or protocols to problems of varying degrees of complexity. This position shares supervision as "charge". Supervision is usually of approximately three employees. The Senior Respiratory Care Practitioner provides direct patient care by utilizing appropriate knowledge and skills in collaboration with other members of the health care team, providing skilled, creative, discipline-specific therapeutic services to cardiopulmonary patients. The Senior Respiratory Care Practitioner will work collaboratively utilizing current best practice to manage the patient care within a multidisciplinary team, to create the best possible outcome for our patients. The therapist may supervise volunteers, students, or other supportive personnel. All employees are expected to be pleasant, respectful, and courteous in all interactions with patients, families, staff, and visitors of the medical center, as well as being a positive representative of the hospital at all times.

Requirements

• Graduate of an AMA-approved school for Respiratory Care
• Washington Respiratory Care Practitioner License upon hire
• National Provider BLS - American Heart Association upon hire
• Sleep Disorders Specialty - National Board for Respiratory Care within 2 years of hire (for Respiratory Care Practitioner)
• Education to meet certification, license or registration requirement (for Senior Respiratory Care Practitioner)
• 3 years of experience as a Respiratory Therapist or Respiratory Care Practitioner (for Senior Respiratory Care Practitioner)

Nice To Haves

• Recent experience in the field of Sleep Study Technology

Responsibilities

• Helping to maintain or restore maximum functioning of the patient's cardiopulmonary system in accordance with physician orders and/or departmental protocols.
• Exercising initiative in developing ideas or in responding to or adjusting problem situations.
• Interpreting and applying operating procedures, technical standards, and/or protocols to problems of varying degrees of complexity.
• Sharing supervision as "charge", usually of approximately three employees.
• Providing direct patient care by utilizing appropriate knowledge and skills in collaboration with other members of the health care team, providing skilled, creative, discipline-specific therapeutic services to cardiopulmonary patients.
• Working collaboratively utilizing current best practice to manage the patient care within a multidisciplinary team, to create the best possible outcome for our patients.
• Supervising volunteers, students, or other supportive personnel.
• Being pleasant, respectful, and courteous in all interactions with patients, families, staff, and visitors of the medical center, as well as being a positive representative of the hospital at all times.

Benefits

• Sign-On Bonus
• Relocation Assistance
• Best-in-class benefits uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed