Respiratory Therapist

Overview

UnityPoint Health

• Allen Hospital

Full-Time Benefit: 1800-0630; holiday/weekend rotation

Sign-On Bonus: $10k paid in 2 years

Registered or Certified Respiratory Therapist

Responsible for supporting, treating, and maintaining the respiratory system and providing respiratory therapy for all ages as ordered by a physician, according to established standards and practices.

Why UnityPoint Health?

• Commitment to our Team

• We've been named a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare 2022 by Becker's Healthcare for our commitment to our team members.

• Culture

• At UnityPoint Health, you Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.

• Benefits

• Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you're in.

• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment

• We're committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.

• Development

• We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.

• Community Involvement

• Be an essential part of our core purpose-to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

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Responsibilities

• Administration of oxygen, respiratory medicines, bronchial hygiene, RCAT (Respiratory care and treatment protocol), and collection of blood for arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis for all ages as ordered by provider.

• Maintenance of invasive and non-invasive ventilators. Assists in airway management for all ages.

• Assistance with cardiac stress testing, bronchoscopy and specimens from procedure with privileged provider supervision.

• Performing EKG's and bedside monitoring of patient's vital signs as ordered by provider, and assessment of the respiratory system for all ages.

• Ability to do pulmonary function testing with proper training.

• Responds to all Medical Emergency, Rapid Response, STEMI and Trauma calls.

• Must travel to patients on various nursing units.

• Emergent, urgent or CPR situation intubation and airway management with initial and ongoing competency, overseen by anesthesia.

• Education of students, certified respiratory therapist and nursing on respiratory related matters.

Qualifications

• Licensed in the state of Iowa as a Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP).

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with the NBRC at time of hire. Maintains Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with the NBRC preferred.

• Basic computer skills, read, writes, comprehends and speaks English.

• Area of Interest: Allied Health;

• FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.9;

• Department: Pulmonary Funct-Cardio- Logan;

• Shift: 12 hour nights;

• Job ID: 145608;