Respiratory Therapist / Nights

Location: Akron, OH

Schedule

Full-Time Nights - 7 p.m. - 7:30 a.m.

Pay

$34.18 to $46.00 per hour
Sign-on bonus: $15,000

About the role

Select Specialty Hospital - Akron is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives — and Respiratory Therapists (RT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

Benefits

• Extensive Respiratory Therapist (RT) orientation program
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education
• Clinical ladder program
• Student debt benefit program
• Generous PTO for full-time team members
• Comprehensive medical, prescription, vision, and dental plans for full-time team members
• Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan
• Life and disability protection for full-time team members

Responsibilities

• Evaluating patients and recommending an appropriate treatment plan
• Providing respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions
• Performing insertion and removal of endotracheal tubes
• Promoting continuous quality improvement
• Teaching and counseling patients/families

Requirements

• Must possess "Active" CRT or RRT credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) or state equivalent
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date
• Current state licensure
• ACLS is required within 6 months of hire (Agency RT must have ACLS upon first shift, PRN staff must have ACLS upon hire)

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year of related experience