Respiratory Therapist - Full-time Day Shift

Select Medical • Battle Creek, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Select Specialty Hospital Battle Creek is a critical illness recovery hospital providing inpatient post-ICU services to chronically and critically ill patients who need extended healing and recovery. Respiratory Therapists provide compassionate respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions. The position is full-time, day shift, and located on the sixth floor of Bronson Battle Creek Hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan. Pay is up to $42.00 per hour, based on experience. A $15,000 sign-on bonus is offered; the posting also mentions $3.00 shift differentials for nights and weekends.

The hospital offers an extensive respiratory therapist orientation program, a clinical ladder program, tuition reimbursement and continuing education, and a student debt benefit program. Full-time team members are offered generous paid time off, medical/RX, health, vision and dental plan options, a company-matching 401(k), and life and disability protection. The organization describes its team as having over 44,000 members.

Requirements

• Possess an active CRT or RRT credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) or state equivalent.
• Have 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 upon 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

• $15,000 sign-on bonus.
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education.
• Clinical ladder program.
• Student debt benefit program.
• Generous paid time off for full-time team members.
• Medical/RX, 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed