PERM RESPIRATORY THERAPIST (RT)

Job Summary

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality respiratory therapy to patients per physician orders and protocols.
• Assess patient needs, document progress, and adjust treatments accordingly.
• Ensure compliance with safety, infection control, and regulatory standards.
• Meet or exceed departmental productivity and quality targets using data dashboards.
• Collaborate with physicians and care teams to optimize patient outcomes.
• Document all patient interactions and treatment outcomes in the EMR system.
• Participate in continuous professional development and attend mandatory trainings.
• Supervise and mentor entry-level RT staff and students as applicable.
• Monitor and manage device inventories, ordering supplies as needed.
• Educate patients and families about therapies, devices, and discharge plans.
• Engage in pipeline planning and territory coverage to support growth targets.

Requirements

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with current licensure.
• Experience delivering inpatient respiratory therapy per physician orders.
• Strong infection control and safety protocol adherence.
• Proficiency with EMR documentation and progress note standards.
• Ability to interpret data dashboards and meet productivity targets.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and mandatory trainings.
• Leadership experience supervising RT staff or students.
• Competence in inventory management and supply ordering.
• Ability to educate patients and families on therapies, devices, and discharge plans.
• Participation in pipeline planning and territory coverage for growth.

Qualifications

• Current licensure as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT).
• Experience delivering inpatient respiratory therapy per physician orders.
• Strong infection control and safety protocol adherence.
• Proficiency with EMR documentation and progress note standards.
• Ability to interpret data dashboards and meet productivity targets.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and mandatory trainings.
• Leadership experience supervising RT staff or students.
• Competence in inventory management and supply ordering.
• Ability to educate patients and families on therapies, devices, and discharge plans.
• Participation in pipeline planning and territory coverage for growth.

Skills

• Highly skilled in respiratory therapy techniques.
• Strong infection control and safety protocols.
• Proficient in electronic medical records (EMR).
• Effective in interpreting data and meeting productivity targets.
• Excellent leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Skilled in inventory management and supply ordering.
• Strong educational skills for patient and family engagement.
• Strategic in pipeline planning and territory coverage.

Pay

Competitive base salary compensation — transparent, reliable pay as the core of your package.

Schedule

Full time position, 8 hour dayshift.