Respiratory Therapist - Full-time

Select Specialty Hospital - Phoenix • Mesa, AZ

4d • $33 - $44 • Onsite

About The Position

The Respiratory Therapist provides compassionate respiratory care to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery in a critical illness recovery hospital. The role serves patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions and contributes to their treatment throughout their recovery.

The position is based in Mesa, Arizona, at Select Specialty Hospital - Phoenix, which is moving to the third floor of Banner Baywood Medical Center. The schedule is full-time, with day or night shifts from 7:00 to 7:30. Compensation is $32.69–$44.00 per hour plus shift differential. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is offered for the night shift.

Requirements

• Possess an active CRT or RRT credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) or state equivalent.
• Provide proof of graduation: college transcript or diploma preferred, or high school transcript or diploma, or GED.
• Possess Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the start date.
• Hold current state licensure.
• Obtain ACLS within six months of hire. Agency respiratory therapists must have ACLS before their first shift, and PRN staff must have ACLS upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• One year of related experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients and recommend an appropriate treatment plan.
• Provide respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions.
• Perform insertion and removal of endotracheal tubes.
• Promote continuous quality improvement.
• Teach and counsel patients and families.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education.
• Clinical ladder program.
• Student debt benefit program.
• Generous paid time off for full-time team members.
• Medical, prescription, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members.
• Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan.
• Life and disability protection for full-time team members.
• $10,000 sign-on bonus for night-shift hires.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED