Job Summary and Responsibilities
Respiratory Therapists may be eligible for a relocation bonus up to $8,000. Ask a recruitment team member for more information to learn more!
When you join our team, you will help advance modern medicine by providing your skills, experience, and commitment to compassionate care. The impact you will make in our faith-based, mission-driven culture drives the opportunity to cultivate excellence and achieve professional fulfillment united in humankindness.
As a Respiratory Therapist (RT) you will:
Perform respiratory procedures under physician direction in all patient areas. Be responsible for patient assessments, care plans, plan implementation and evaluation and revision of therapy plan as needed. Collaborate with other professional disciplines to ensure the most effective and efficient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes. Utilize knowledge of patient's age and cultural diversity in the provision of patient care.
Support the organization vision and mission and practices performance improvement techniques to assure the delivery of the most effective patient care.
Job Requirements
In addition to bringing your whole self to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:
1 year of respiratory therapy experience, preferred
Prior use of electronic medical records (EMR), preferred
High School Diploma required
Associates Degree preferred
Completion of an accredited Respiratory Therapy Education Program, i.e. CoARC, JRCRTE, or CAAHEP required
Must have current state Licensure (RLT) in applicable state of employment. Must have CRT by NBRC required
BLS required from the American Heart Association
Current ACLS certification from the American Heart Association required upon hire or obtain within 6 months of hire NRP certification and PALS certification upon hire or obtain within 6 months of hire for
Physical Requirements - Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly)
Where You'll Work
As one of the busiest ERs in Utah, Holy Cross Hospital - West Valley is known for offering a broad spectrum of medical services and specialty clinics to care for the diverse healthcare needs of our growing community. We are on a mission to provide the highest quality health care services with compassion and respect and demonstrate this daily with proactive, focused, caring interactions that comfort, inform and promote healing among patients, families, and co-workers.
We believe in doing what's right. We treat our employees fairly, work hard, use resources wisely, and are constantly striving to improve the quality and safety of care we deliver to our patients.
We offer a Level III trauma center, STEMI cardiac receiving center, Certified stroke treatment center, and orthopedics specializing in helping athletes recover from sports related injuries.