Registered respiratory therapist (rrt)

Sign-on Bonus, Relocation Assistance & Housing Allowance Available

Salary: Salary offered is based on years of experience. 0-years of experience is the minimum and 29/30-years of experience is the maximum.

Nightshift (7pm - 7am)

SHIFT DIFFERENTIALS (pay is based on majority of hours worked)

• Evening Shift (3pm – 11:30pm) = 8%
• Night Shift (11:00pm – 7:30am) = 11%
• No Weekend Differential

Employees must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: (a) can get along with co-workers or peers without exhibiting behavioral extremes, (b) perform work activities requiring negotiating, instructing, supervising, persuading, or speaking with others; and (c) respond appropriately to constructive feedback from a supervisor.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g., emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

Requirements

PRIMARY (ESSENTIAL) DUTIES:

Provide respiratory therapy (conventional/routine) to all patients of all age groups, infants to adults, as ordered. Explains purpose and procedure of treatments, tests, and equipment to patients. Receive assignment. Check patient chart and physician's orders. Set up equipment and medications and administer treatments as ordered, e.g., oxygen administration, humidity therapy, airway management, resuscitation, mechanical ventilation, postural drainage procedures; closed atmosphere and respiratory monitoring, intermittent positive pressure breathing, aerosol therapy, and pharmacology respiratory therapy. Chart treatment, response, and progress. Monitor environmental control systems, others. Deliver and set up equipment and monitor patients on continuous ventilation. Do nasotracheal and tracheal (endotracheal tube or tracheostomy) suctioning. Make patient rounds regularly. Observe patient, check equipment, and change/make adjustments as necessary. Solve problems. Discontinue therapy as ordered. Remove equipment from patient rooms, disassemble, etc.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or GED
• Permanently licensed by the Idaho State Board of Medicine as a Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP)
• Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
• 2-years' experience in the adult critical care setting within the last 5-years
• ICU experience within the last 3-years
• BLS
• PALS - completed within three (3)-months of hire date
• ACLS - completed within three (3)-months of hire date
• NRP - completed within one (1)-year of hire date

Benefits

• Sign-on Bonus $15,000
• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Retirement
• Equity Relocation Assistance & Housing Allowance Available
• Dental Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Relocation Assistance & Housing Allowance Available
• Other

St. Joseph employees strive to provide phenomenal service. It's more than just a goal—it's a feeling. We realize that hospitals can be a scary place for some, but we will be there every step of the way. We have the information, the tools, and the people to make our patients better and help them get back to their normal life. St. Joseph continues its commitment to the people of our region and to our community. The same spirit that those pioneer sisters brought to Lewiston is alive today as we continue the sisters' philosophy and mission.