Respiratory Therapist PRN

Job Summary

As a Respiratory Therapist PRN with St. Mark's Hospital, you'll play a crucial role in guiding patients through both routine care and critical moments. You'll perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures while managing invasive and noninvasive ventilation across various care settings.

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support, RRT/RCP-State, or NBRC-RRT required within 30 days of employment start date
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, CRT, or NBRC-CRT required within 30 days of employment start date
• PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support required within 30 days of employment start date
• Six (6) months experience required

What You Will Do

• Assess respiratory status by performing focused exams, interpreting breath sounds and airway patency, and determining the need for respiratory interventions.
• Deliver evidence-based therapy by providing oxygen support, aerosolized medications, airway clearance techniques, and other treatments across emergency, critical care, and acute settings.
• Manage ventilation and airways by assisting with artificial airway placement, initiating and adjusting invasive and noninvasive ventilation, monitoring patient responses, and responding quickly to clinical changes or emergencies.
• Support patients and the care team by educating patients and families, serving as a clinical resource, partnering with physicians and nurses, and helping stabilize newborns during deliveries when needed.
• Maintain equipment and safety by setting up, operating, and cleaning respiratory equipment; ensuring readiness and preventive maintenance; transporting ventilated patients safely; and following all infection-prevention standards.

Benefits

St. Mark's Hospital offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 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

About St. Mark's Hospital

St. Mark's Hospital has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute multiple times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

St. Mark's Hospital is committed to investing in you and driving the development of clinical service areas such as neurosciences, trauma, orthopedics, cardiac care, and robotic surgery. The hospital has also expanded emergency access to the communities it serves with two free-standing emergency centers, Taylorsville Emergency Center and West Valley Emergency Center.