Respiratory Therapist Assistant
US-IL-Rock Island
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Req #: 167300
Type: Full Time Benefits
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Overview: $5,000 Relocation Assistance Shifts: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd; 8, 10 or 12 hour shifts available UnityPoint Health - Quad Cities Hospitals are hosting an Indeed Virtual Hiring Event on Wednesday, October 8th, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM. If you would like to connect directly with our recruiters, learn more about opportunities, and schedule an interview from the comfort of your home, you can RSVP for this event by following the below link: UnityPoint Health- Indeed Hiring Event (Clinical and Non-Clinical Roles) Under the direction of the Respiratory Therapy Manager, and the Respiratory Lead Therapist, the general supervision of the Charge Person and with the guidance of the Medical Director, the individual will be required to perform Respiratory Therapy Service modalities as ordered by physicians to all in-patients admitted to the Rehabilitation, Oncology, Epileptic Monitoring, Skilled Nursing, Surgical, and the Medical Units. Responsibilities: * Charts for all therapy are rendered per documentation policy. * Assesses patients for initiation and/or changes in patient care. * Prepares equipment and patients for proper test results. * Familiarity with pulmonary function testing equipment and emergency airway equipment. * Familiarity with PF screening and comprehensive pulmonary function testing equipment. * Familiarity with humidifiers, O2 therapy related equipment, aerosols, and pulse oximetry. * Familiarity with mechanical percussors, bedside pulmonary screeners, EKGs, and volume expansion therapy. * Adult ventilation (noninvasive only). * ABG procurement. * Instructs home care patients, inpatients, and outpatients on therapy. Qualifications: Education: * Must be a high school graduate or equivalent and enrolled in a CoARC approved Respiratory Care program with satisfactory completion of the first year as defined by the Respiratory Therapy Program Coordinator is required. * Students may be asked to sign a waiver to release their grades upon request to ensure all classes have been completed with a "C" average. License(s)/Certification(s): * CPR required upon hiring. *Specific offers are determined by various factors, such as experience, skills, internal equity, and other business needs. The salary range listed does not include other forms of compensation which may include bonuses/incentive, differential pay, or other forms of compensation or benefits that may be applicable to this role.
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