Respiratory Therapist, Part-Time (night shift)

Northwestern Medical Center • St. Albans, VT

16h

About The Position

The Respiratory Therapist provides therapeutic and diagnostic respiratory procedures under the direction of a provider or by protocols. The role requires adapting to technical advances and learning to use new equipment and procedures. The position is described as part-time and is scheduled for the night shift, 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m., including every other weekend. The posting also contains a conflicting statement that NMC is recruiting a full-time Respiratory Therapist.

The therapist provides care for patients across the lifespan, including neonates, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients. They assess and interpret patient-status information, identify age-specific needs, and deliver appropriate care. The role reports to the Respiratory Therapy Manager and involves working with patients and families, physicians, the public, students, and hospital employees.

The position regularly involves exposure to blood-borne disease risks and frequent exposure to infectious respiratory organisms. Work in special-care areas can be demanding and stressful, and office and storage space is limited. Extra hours may be assigned on short notice to maintain adequate clinical staffing. Required protective equipment includes lab coats, masks, face and eye protection, sterile and non-sterile gloves, and aprons.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Care program.
• Current Vermont licensure as a Respiratory Care Practitioner.
• Current BLS, ACLS, NRP, and PALS certifications.
• Knowledge and skills to provide appropriate care to patients across the lifespan, from neonates through geriatric patients.
• Good manual dexterity and mobility; ability to lift, push, pull, and walk briskly.
• Ability to use required protective equipment, including lab coats, masks, face and eye protection, gloves, and aprons.

Nice To Haves

• One to two years of experience preferred; no experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic and diagnostic respiratory procedures under a provider's direction or by protocols.
• Assess patients and interpret status information to identify and meet age-specific care needs.
• Use appropriate safety, assessment, intervention, evaluation, and equipment-management skills.
• Communicate accurately and promptly with patients, team members, and management; complete timely clinical documentation and order entry while protecting confidentiality.
• Apply critical thinking and current best practices; organize workload, prioritize and customize care, integrate information from multiple sources, and manage multiple-patient assignments.
• Build therapeutic relationships, advocate for patients and families, provide ethical and legal care, refer concerns appropriately, and collaborate with the multidisciplinary care team.
• Manage personal capabilities and resources, identify learning needs, use equipment and supplies appropriately, maintain an orderly care environment, and seek and accept feedback or assistance.
• Apply leadership skills, work professionally, manage conflict, coordinate and delegate care appropriately, and work within scope of practice.
• Teach patients and counsel them about health behaviors; assess barriers to learning and support preceptorship, student, and job-shadow experiences.
• Provide age-specific care using appropriate medication dosages and equipment, apply knowledge of expected norms, and integrate new information and technical, psychological, social, intellectual, and physical skills.
• Demonstrate the unit-specific skills required for the assigned unit and patient population.

Benefits

• The posting describes a generous benefits package with recognized national carriers, designed to support employee health, work-life balance, asset protection, and financial planning.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: Associate degree