Registered Respiratory Therapist
About the role
As a Registered Respiratory Therapist with Overland Park Regional Medical Center, you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back. Overland Park Regional Medical Center, a 340+ bed facility, offers acute medical services to its patients. It is the region’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Level II Trauma Center, and it has an Accredited Stroke and Chest Pain Center.
Responsibilities
- Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures ordered by a physician
- Medical gas administration
- Aerosol therapy
- Obtaining and analyzing blood specimens
- Providing mechanical ventilation
- Maintaining artificial airways
- Assisting with cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Providing patient education
- Maintaining safety and infection control practices
Qualifications
- Associates or Bachelors in Respiratory Therapy from an accredited program required
- Current Respiratory Therapist license from the State Board for Respiratory Care
- NBRC RRT
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- American Heart Association or American Red Cross ACLS preferred upon hire
- American Heart Association or American Red Cross ACLS, NRP, and PALS required within 6 months of hire
- One year of recent clinical experience preferred
Benefits
Overland Park Regional Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services, wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services, time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence, savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), employee stock purchase plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling, education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing, additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts.