Respiratory Therapist - Certified / Full Times / Flexible Shifts

*This is a safety sensitive position* 

Wage Scale: $30.23-$$45.82

Your experience matters 

At Trios Health, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here, you’re not just valued as an employee, but as a person. As a Respiratory Therapist joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve. 

Essential Functions 

• Communicates effectively with all patients, visitors, physicians and hospital personnel, consistently demonstrating exceptional customer service behaviors.
• Performs therapeutic procedures as prescribed by the physician.
• Reports immediately to physician and/or appropriate team members changes in patient condition/behavior.
• Consistently participates in patient/significant other health education and discharge planning.
• Culture Consistently reports to work on time prepared to begin assignment within seven minutes prior to beginning assigned shift.
• Completes daily responsibilities, including patient care documentation, within the assigned work shift.
• Notifies supervisor in advance when assigned duties are determined to exceed scheduled work time.
• Functions as an active team member, offering suggestions and/or recommendations for change based on data gathered, technical skill/knowledge, respiratory care principles and on interactions with other hospital personnel.
• Consistently follows departmental and hospital chains of command.
• Participates in orientation of new staff/students to the department.
• Demonstrates active participation in departmental performance improvement and staff development activities.
• Completes PI audits as directed.
• Completes staff development/competency improvement modules as directed.
• Attends 80% of scheduled annual staff meetings.
• Presents clinical case studies to peers as scheduled.
• Maintains current compliance with departmental standards for BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP training. Demonstrates receptiveness to new ideas. Demonstrates flexibility to changing systems.
• Work Processes Provides quality patient/client care, complying with all federal, state and JCAHO regulations, departmental/hospital policies and procedures, environmental, safety and infection control standards. Provides patient/client care in an independent manner requiring minimal supervision; consistently demonstrating the ability to assess, evaluate and select appropriate interventions.
• Develops and maintains ongoing competency in the development needs of patients/clients across the agespan.
• Maintains working knowledge of all respiratory care equipment and patient care supplies; ensures appropriate stock levels are maintained.
• Maintains compliance with departmental and/or product specific cleaning requirements.
• Ensures clean equipment is readily available for oncoming shift.
• Consistently observes equipment for repair needs, removing equipment from use as indicated, and following departmental procedures to initiate the repair process.
• Participates in the ordering of patient care supplies as directed.
• Contributes to the reduction/maintenance of operational expense through active participation in the management of department resources. 
• Other Duties: PULMONARY FUNCTION TECHNOLOGISTService: Performs diagnostic procedures in accordance with ATS standards and as ordered by the physician.
• Consistently processes completed test results to intended recipient in a timely manner.
• Assists physicians as indicated with recommendations and evaluation for intended diagnostic testing outcomes.

Qualifications and requirements 

• High School Diploma or Equivalent  

• Associate's degree- Required  
• BLS- Required
• CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED STATUS WITH THE NATIONAL BOARD OF RESPIRATORY CARE (NBRC)
• 3+ years Acute Respiratory Care Exp. Including neonatal & critical care - Preferred

Benefits:   

Medical Insurance: Savers, PPO, PPO Plus offered through Blue Cross Blue Shield 

Dental Insurance: Offered through BCBS 

Vision Insurance: Offered through BCBS 

Free EAP (Employee Assistance Program)  

Paid Time Off (Up to 25 days a year) 

Employer Paid Short-Term  

Coverage options for Medical, Dental and Vision include: Employee, Employee & Spouse/Domestic Partner, Employee & Child, Family 

Voluntary Benefits: