Respiratory Therapist I

UNC Health • Chapel Hill, NC

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of department management and according to departmental policies and procedures, administers respiratory care procedures and treatments designed to assess, prevent, stabilize, or remedy patients’ respiratory dysfunction. Following orientation, works independently with minimal supervision. The role provides care for complex adult and pediatric patients in an academic medical center and may include ventilator management, pulmonary function testing, airway management, patient monitoring, and staff training. The position is onsite at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with a variable schedule and 36 standard hours per week.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited Respiratory Therapy program.
• Licensed as a Respiratory Care Practitioner by the North Carolina Respiratory Care Board.
• Registry eligible by the National Board of Respiratory Care (CRT or RRT); must obtain CRT or RRT registration within six months of hire.
• BLS certification on hire.
• No prior professional experience required.

Responsibilities

• Administer respiratory care, including aerosol medication delivery, basic bedside pulmonary function testing, breathing exercises, oxygen therapy, arterial cannulation, and arterial punctures.
• Provide airway management, including aspiration of established airways, tracheostomy care and tube changes, and endotracheal intubations and extubations.
• Perform pulmonary function testing as needed.
• Provide ventilator care, including setup and function verification, use of specialized ventilator modes, patient monitoring, and appropriate weaning techniques.
• Maintain and improve job knowledge and skills; serve as a resource to other staff, physicians, and other UNC Health Care System staff, as appropriate to experience level.
• Assist with training new staff, students, and new physicians, and provide in-services as required.
• May assume Charge Therapist responsibilities.
• Record pertinent patient-care information according to hospital and departmental policies, including in the electronic medical record system.
• May be required to be on call during days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Benefits

• $10,000 commitment incentive bonus for a two-year commitment or $15,000 for a three-year commitment.
• Relocation assistance, with amounts based on location distance.
• Employee referral program offering a $3,000 referral bonus to employees who refer other Respiratory Therapists.
• UNC Health benefits.

What This Job Offers

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