Respiratory Therapist Care Limited Permit – Surgical Critical Care

About the role

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Responsibilities

- Perform respiratory therapy assessment with the guidance of a Registered Respiratory Therapist. - Provide basic respiratory therapy modalities to both adult and pediatric patients. - Monitor, record and communicate patient condition as appropriate. - Attend in-service education lectures, programs, seminars and other educational opportunities. - Complete six months of on-the-job training to become familiar with equipment, develop the ability to perform independently and learn additional responsibilities specific to the institution.

Requirements

- Active enrollment in an accredited Respiratory Therapy program or on-the-job trainee prior to 1986 - Current temporary limited permit to practice respiratory care (RCLP-L1) in the State of Ohio

Preferred qualifications

- Prior experience in critical care and/or neonatal/pediatrics - Prior experience performing invasive procedures

Physical Requirements

- Physical demands include the ability to walk and stand for long periods of time; having the ability to perform duties while walking, standing, stooping and lifting. - Normal hearing and vision or corrected to normal range. - Requires the ability to lift materials weighing 50 lbs. or more, push wheeled equipment, and assist in the lifting and repositioning of patients. - Must have strong hand-eye coordination, full range of body motion and manual finger dexterity to manipulate equipment. - Medium Work – Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Benefits

- We offer the following choices to cover your health, dental and vision care as well as life insurance. - Health Plan Options – You have the choice between two comprehensive Cleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan options: EHP and EHP Plus. Both plans are administered by Aetna and feature minimal copays for in-network care. - Dental Care – Four plan options administered by Cigna are available. - Vision Care – Two plan options administered by EyeMed are available. - Flexible Spending Accounts – Healthcare and Dependent Care FSAs are available to help you pay for eligible expenses with pre-tax dollars. - Life Insurance – Employer-paid life insurance equals 1x your annual salary with an option to purchase supplemental life insurance up to 10x your salary. You may also purchase dependent life insurance for a spouse and dependent children - Short- and Long-term Disability Coverage – Short-term disability is available after one continuous year of regular full-time service; long-term disability begins after 90 days.

Pay

- Minimum hourly: $16.47 - Maximum hourly: $23.61