Respiratory Care Practitioner II, Full-Time Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Chicago, IL

20h

About The Position

The Respiratory Care Practitioner II reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. A clinically competent, licensed professional who administers Respiratory care to the acutely ill patient through assessment, planning/evaluation, intervention and treatment. Effectively interacts with patient, significant others, and other health team members, while providing care within the scope of their training.

Requirements

• 1 Year of Experience
• Graduate of an Accredited Respiratory Respiratory Therapy Program
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
• Active Illinois Respiratory Care License
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Adult Critical Care Specialty (ACCS) and/or Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT) and/or Certifed Asthma Educator (AE-C)
• Grandfathered into role if hired before 1/18/2026

Nice To Haves

• Neonatal Resusication Program (NRP)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Bachelor's Degree

Responsibilities

• Competent in all adult med surg units in all respiratory therapies and modalities.
• Understands and implements adult respiratory protocols, policies, and guidelines that are ordered on med surg units.
• Delivers and assesses response to ordered therapy; adjusts frequencies as appropriate.
• Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate to other members of the healthcare team.
• Educate patients and/or families and provide information about respiratory disease management, community support groups and other resources.
• Competent in all adult care areas including med/surg units, emergency department, and critical care units and other units as per hospital expectations.
• Responds to clinical emergency management situations.
• Participates in multidisciplinary rounds; collaborates with healthcare team.
• Evaluates and utilizes respiratory care policies and procedures based on patient outcomes, current research, and best practices.
• Precept students and new hires.
• Serves as positive role model for team members by working with them to promote teamwork and cooperation; consistently adheres to NM Code of Professionalism.
• Actively engaged in department initiatives, process improvement, and education.

Benefits

• We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees.
• Sign-on Bonus Eligibility: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level