Wood County Hospital
Registered Respiratory Therapist / Full Time / Nights
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Registered Respiratory Therapist / Full Time / Nights
The Registered Respiratory Therapist provides high-quality, evidence-based respiratory care to patients with acute and chronic cardiopulmonary conditions. The Registered Respiratory Therapist collaborates with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to optimize patient outcomes through assessment, treatment, monitoring of clinical responses, emergency response, and provide education to promote recovery, improved quality of life, and long-term health outcomes. Registered Respiratory Therapist is an onsite position.
Essential Functions
- Conduct thorough respiratory assessments, collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team and/or Medical Director to develop individualized treatment plans, and evaluate patient responses to therapies.
- Deliver respiratory treatments and rehabilitation regimens, ensuring patient safety, exercise tolerance, and clinical effectiveness. Monitor patient progress and adjust care plans as necessary.
- Perform diagnostic tests (e.g., blood gas analysis) and provide emergency interventions such as CPR, airway management, and mechanical ventilation when needed.
- Educate patients, families, and healthcare teams on disease management, lifestyle modifications, respiratory care practices, and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation.
- Manage program logistics, including scheduling, equipment, insurance, and communication with healthcare providers to ensure seamless care during hospitalization and post-discharge.
- Prepare, prevent, protect, and respond to support our culture of safety.
- Works hours per week in accordance with the offer letter or per attributes of the position at transfer request. May be expected to work longer hours as necessary.
- Other duties as assigned.
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Requirements
Education: Associate degree in respiratory therapy from a CoARC-approved program
License: Ohio licensure as a Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) through the Ohio State Medical Board
Experience: None
Certification:
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credentialed through the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
- BLS within 90 days of hire
- ACLS within 90 days of hire
- PALS within 90 days of hire
- NRP within 90 days of hire
Preferred
Education: Bachelor’s degree in respiratory therapy or related healthcare field
License: None
Experience: One (1) year of acute care experience and/or Two (2) years in Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation.
Benefit Summary
Join our team, and you’ll have access to a cutting-edge facility with state-of-the-art technology. You’ll also interact with some of the region's top-notch healthcare professionals. You’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow and advance your career.
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We’ll also reward your hard work with:
- Great health, dental, and vision plans
- Competitive wages
- Prescription drug coverage
- Flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance with AD&D
- Generous short-term and long-term disability plans
- Employer-matched 403(b)
- Employer-sponsored cash balance pension plan
- Vacation and Holiday time
- Generous tuition reimbursement
- And a lot more!
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- In an 8 to 12-hour workday, employee stands/walks (hours at one time):
[] 0-2 [] 2-4 [] 4-6 [] 6-8 [X] 9-12
- In an 8 to 12-hour workday, employee sits (hours at one time/hours during the day):
[X] 0-2 [] 2-4 [] 4-6 [] 6-8 [] 9-12
- Employee lifts:
[] up to 10 [] 10-20 [] 20-50 [X] over 50#
- Lifting as indicated in item 3 above is performed during the workday:
[] occasionally [X] frequently [] continuously
- Employee uses hands for repetitive:
a. Simple grasping: [X] yes [] no
b. Pushing/pulling [X] yes [] no
c. Fine manipulation [X] yes [] no
- Employee uses feet for repetitive movement in operating foot controls:
[] yes [X] no
- Employee must be able to:
a. Bend [X] frequently [] occasionally [] not at all
b. Squat [X] frequently [] occasionally [] not at all
c. Kneel [X] frequently [] occasionally [] not at all
d. Climb [X] frequently [] occasionally [] not at all
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