Registered Respiratory Therapist NICU

Silver Cross Hospital is an extraordinary place to work. We’re known for our culture of excellence and delivery of unrivaled experiences for our patients, their families, the communities we serve…and for each other.

Responsibilities

• Assess, monitor, treat, and care for neonatal patients requiring respiratory interventions.
• Provide advanced airway management, including intubation.
• Assume primary responsibility for respiratory care modalities including invasive and non-invasive ventilation, bubble CPAP, and high frequency oscillator and jet ventilation (select, assemble, monitor, and manage).
• Administer medications via nebulizer and intratracheally (e.g., surfactant) and medical gases (e.g., Nitric Oxide).
• Initiate and conduct therapeutic treatments/procedures such as aerosol therapy, airway clearance, and secretion mobilization.
• Attend and actively participate in high-risk deliveries and neonatal rapid response codes as a team member.
• Perform blood gas acquisition and analysis.
• Communicate with the care team by making recommendations based on patient compliance, response, and laboratory/x-ray results, including initiation, escalation, de-escalation, and discontinuation of care.
• Document work efficiently and accurately in the patient medical record and department records, ensuring complete patient billing.
• Provide clinical precepting of new team members or students, as needed.
• Communicate with patients’ families, providing education regarding respiratory care being provided and/or in preparation for discharge.
• Participate in quality improvement projects.

Requirements

• Registered Respiratory Therapist.
• Licensed in the state of Illinois.
• CPR certification.
• NRP certification.
• Level 3 NICU experience required.
• NPS preferred or willing to obtain within 2 years of hire.

$20,000 Sign-On Bonus available for this opportunity.

Schedule

• Night shift, 12-hour shifts.
• Every 3rd weekend and rotating holidays.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans.
• Life Insurance.
• Flexible Spending Account.
• Other voluntary benefit plans.
• PTO and Sick time.
• 401(k) plan with a match.
• Wellness program.
• Tuition Reimbursement.

Registry employees who meet eligibility may participate in our 401(k) Savings plan with a potential match but are ineligible for Health and Welfare benefits.

Pay

The expected pay for this position is $30.70 - $38.38 per hour. The final pay rate offered may be more than the posted range based on several factors including but not limited to: licensure, certifications, work experience, education, knowledge, demonstrated abilities, internal equity, and market data.