Respiratory Therapist / Days

Overview

Position: Respiratory Therapist (RT)

Location: Akron, OH

Schedule: Full Time Days - 7 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Compensation: $34.18 to $46.00 per hour

Sign-on bonus: $12,000

Select Specialty Hospital - Akron 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.

We support your career growth and personal well-being:

• Start Strong : Extensive Respiratory Therapist (RT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

• Advance Your Career : Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education.

• Elevate Your Skills : Clinical ladder program.

• Ease the Burden : Student debt benefit program.

• Recharge & Refresh : Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance

• Your Health Matters : Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, 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

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.

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 within 6 months of hire. (Agency RT must have ACLS upon first shift, PRN staff must have ACLS upon hire).

Preferred qualifications:

• One (1) year of related experience is preferred.

Additional Data

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Location : LocationUS-OH-Akron

Job ID378830

Position TypeFull Time-12 Hour Shift Days

Experience (Years)1

CategoryRespiratory Therapy - Respiratory Therapist

CompanySelect Specialty Hospital - Akron