Respiratory Therapist

About the role

Crouse Health, founded in 1887, is a leading healthcare provider in Central New York. The organization combines a family-friendly culture with a commitment to delivering high-quality care, fostering an environment that values both patients and team members.

Responsibilities

• Communicate, teach, and explain the rationale of therapy to patients and family members.
• Respond to emergency calls and perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation as well as implement emergency oxygen and arterial blood gas protocols as necessary.
• Draw routine and emergency arterial blood gases and interpret results to monitor the patient's respiratory and ventilatory status.
• Maintain and troubleshoot adult, pediatric (Emergency Department/Cath Lab), and neonatal ventilators; change ventilator tubing and other respiratory equipment.
• Administer oxygen therapy according to physician's orders, perform oximetry readings to accurately determine oxygen saturation, conduct nocturnal oximetry studies, and document patient usage.
• Perform respiratory parameters, extubations, tracheostomy tube changes, endotracheal suctioning, and transport critically ill patients within the hospital.
• Evaluate, set up, and monitor patients receiving Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) and BIPAP assistance.

Requirements

• Two-year Associate Degree in Respiratory Care from an AMA-approved program.
• Current New York State License as a Respiratory Therapist.
• Credential by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT).
• BLS certification.
• ACLS certification within one year of hire.
• PALS certification within one year of hire.
• NRP certification.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, healthcare/hospital related IT/I.S. programs, and databases.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, and 401K.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Tuition assistance and workforce development opportunities.
• Crouse Health Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee discounts on inpatient/outpatient services, hospital cafeteria, and pharmacy, and certain retailers.
• YMCA subsidy program.

Pay

$32.50 - $45.33 / hour

Schedule

Two 12-hour shifts, 7:00pm - 7:30am, working every other weekend.