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Registered Respiratory Therapist
Hospital for Special CareHospital for Special Care, United States, United Statespart_timeVerifiedPosted 1 Jun 2026
About the role
Position Location:
Hospital for Special CareScheduled Weekly Hours:
24Work Shift:
Second ShiftDepartment:
Inpatient RespiratoryWe are dedicated to creating an environment of care and engagement that makes us one of the most desirable places to work, providing exceptional care to each patient each and every day!
THIS JOB IS ELIGIBLE FOR A SIGN ON BONUS!
QUALIFICATIONS
- Required: Graduate of an accredited school of respiratory care as recognized by the National Board for Respiratory Care
- Required: Current credentials from NBRC
- Required: Licensed by the State of Connecticut as a Registered Respiratory Therapist
- Required: CPR Certification – BLS for Healthcare Providers
- Preferred: Active Member of the AARC
JOB SUMMARY
- To evaluate, plan implement, and document a goal-oriented program of respiratory therapy interventions that facilitate optimal cardiopulmonary function and health. To participate in an interdisciplinary team approach, communicating relevant information to others and providing education to staff, patients and families as necessary. To supervise and serve as a resource to CRTs and student affiliations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Job requires standing and/or walking for long periods, up to one hundred fifty minutes at a time with infrequent sitting. Overhead reaching, climbing, squatting, and kneeling are occasionally required. Bending and forward reaching frequently required to access equipment from high and low areas. Lifting of weights greater than seventy five pounds is occasionally required for patient repositioning. Pushing of objects greater than sixty pounds is frequently required for patient transfer. Fine manipulation is required for patient care and ventilator management, also for writing and computer usage.
COGNITIVE DEMANDS
- Job requires independent problem identification. Abstract reasoning and adaptability to foreign environments and information and quick decision-making is required. A high degree of selective attention, discernment, perception and/or concentration is necessary.
- Job requires legibility, speaking accuracy and logical sentence and paragraph organization. A working knowledge and familiarity with professional (medical) terms and definitions is required.
- Job requires a high level of communication skill including expression of abstract/complex ideas, use of negotiation and active listening and an ability to dialogue with multiple parties
- Job Requires an ability to comprehend abstractions and to make inferences. A working knowledge and familiarity with professional (I.e medical) terms and definitions required.
- Job requires familiarlity with algebraic expressions, such as real numbers,linear quadratic, rational, exponential, logarithmic, angle and circular functions and universe functions.
WORK DEMANDS
- Job requires working primarily indoors, only occasionally needing to be outdoors. Job requires working continuously around others while working alone and with others on a frequent basis. Occasionally required are emergency responses, while working in crowded spaces and exposure to body fluids/ blood borne pathogens. Flexibility in scheduling of hours may be required.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Provides evaluation & treatment of cardiopulmonary, musculoskeletal and neurological impairments as dictated by the State of CT practice act and licensure requirements. Recognizes physiological, psychological and age related changes in the patient. Consults with other healthcare team members and establishes goals with the patient and family based on respiratory practice standards, guidelines and protocols.
- Plans, implements, delivers and delegates patient care by utilizing appropriate therapeutic modalities and interventions based on assessments, revising treatments, patient family education, and participating in discharge planning.
- Coordinates time management of self by organizing schedule to meet patient care needs, carries patient load that meets productivity requirements and reflects HSC standards of practice. Collaborat
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