Respiratory Therapist - Days
US-TN-Nashville
CCC
Req #: 363475
Type: Full Time-12 Hour Shift Days
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Overview: Position: Respiratory Therapist (RT) Location: Nashville, TN Schedule: Full-Time Days, 12-Hour Shifts Compensation: Up to $42 per hour, based on years of experience Our hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives - and Respiratory Therapists (RT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way. Why Join Us: * Start Strong: Extensive and thorough orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting. * Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities * Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program. * Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program * Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO and Paid Sick Time for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance * Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, employee assistance program (EAP) and dental plan offerings for full-time team members * Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members * Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care. Responsibilities: * Evaluating patients and recommending an appropriate treatment plan. * Providing respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions. * Performing insertion and removal of endotracheal tubes. * Promoting continuous quality improvement. * Teaching and counseling patients/families. * Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications: Minimum requirements: * Must possess "Active" CRT or RRT credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) or state equivalent. * Proof of graduation required: college transcript/diploma (preferred) or high school transcript/diploma or GED. * Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date. * Current state licensure is required. * ACLS is required upon hire. (Agency RT must have ACLS upon first shift) Preferred qualifications: * One (1) year of related experience is preferred.
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