Respiratory Therapist- PFT Lab

Essentia Health • Duluth, MN

3d • $36 - $53 • Onsite

About The Position

Provides respiratory care through patient assessment, planning, intervention, education and evaluation. Performs all general and critical care respiratory care procedures and diagnostics on patients ages infant through adult. These duties include but are not limited to; mechanical ventilation, airway management, critical care transport, arterial blood gas puncture, medication delivery, bronchial hygiene, patient assessments and education.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited respiratory care/therapy program
• Must hold state licensure in appropriate state of practice upon hire or have applied and are waiting for state licensure in appropriate state of practice to award licensure not to exceed 30 days from date of hire
• Basic Cardia Life Support (BCLS) certification within 1 month of hire

Nice To Haves

• Minnesota and North Dakota: Hold and maintain certification by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) or a Certified Respiratory Therapist, or equivalent

Responsibilities

• patient assessment
• planning
• intervention
• education
• evaluation
• mechanical ventilation
• airway management
• critical care transport
• arterial blood gas puncture
• medication delivery
• bronchial hygiene
• patient assessments
• education

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with employer contributions
• training
• tuition reimbursement
• educational programs
• flexible scheduling
• generous time off
• wellness resources

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees