Lead Respiratory Therapist - Nights

Position Highlights

Position: Lead Respiratory Therapist
Location: Northwest Community Hospital - Arlington Heights, IL
Full Time | 40 hours/week
Hours: Monday - Friday, 7pm – 7:30am, with every other weekend and holidays

What You Will Do

• Cook up the daily shift activities and provide employee assistance to carry out job responsibilities.
• Plan and organize the daily shift activities of Respiratory Therapy therapists and technicians.
• Ensure adherence to department standards in patient care, departmental performance improvements, and budgetary compliance by staff.
• Adjust daily shift work assignments based on workload fluctuations, staffing changes, and unexpected events.
• Provide leadership, conduct assessments, and implement orders according to established patient assessment and protocol treatment programs.
• Assist staff in resolving issues with procedures and/or equipment.
• Resolve patient, physician, and/or nursing complaints and report incidents to the Department Director or designee.

What You Will Need

• Educational Requirement: Graduation from a nationally accredited Respiratory Therapy program, as determined by the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC).
• Certification Requirement: Current CPR Certification issued by American Heart Association required. RRT, NALS, PALS and CPR certification, required.
• Licensure Requirement: Current State of Illinois DPR Respiratory Care Practitioner licensure, required.
• Experience Requirement: Level 3 NICU experience, required.

Benefits

• Eligibility for Annual Incentive Plan, offering the potential to earn a certain percentage amount of your base salary based on organizational performance.
• Premium pay such as shift, on-call, holiday, and more based on an employee’s job.
• Incentive pay for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
• Career Pathways to promote professional growth and development.
• Variety of medical, dental, pet, and vision options.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Free parking.
• Wellness program savings plan.
• Health savings account options.
• Retail options with company match.
• Paid time off and holiday pay.
• Community involvement opportunities.

About the Role

Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system dedicated to delivering quality, vibrant, and community-connected care to an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. With more than 25,000 team members and over 6,000 physicians, the organization aims to provide expert care close to home through more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals, including Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights), Skokie, and Swedish (Chicago), all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence.

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 7pm – 7:30am, with every other weekend and holidays.

Pay

The hourly pay rate offered is determined by a candidate's expertise and years of experience, among other factors.