RESPIRATORY THERAPIST RRT / CRT FT

Employment Type: Full time • Shift: 12 Hour Day Shift

About the role

The Respiratory Therapist is responsible for administering respiratory care offered by the Respiratory Care Department at Saint Mary's Hospital, a member of Trinity Health Of New England.

Responsibilities

• Function clinically with a considerable amount of independent judgment regarding the delivery of quality patient care.
• Serve as a technical resource person to physicians and other health care workers regarding current practices in respiratory care.
• Set up, operate, and manage patient care on respiratory-related equipment such as mechanical ventilators, NIPPV/CPAP, or High Flow Oxygen devices.
• Manage patients on invasive mechanical ventilation modes (AC, PSV, PC, APRV, Bi-level).

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of Respiratory Care, minimum of a two-year Associate's Degree.
• Current State of CT Respiratory Care Practitioner License.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) or Certified (CRT) by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC).
• Thorough knowledge of procedures and patient care techniques involved in the delivery of respiratory care.

Benefits

• Full-time schedule: 36 hours (three 12-hour shifts per week, 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM).
• Great shift and weekend differentials.
• Sign-on bonus up to $10,000 for new colleagues.
• Comprehensive health insurance coverage starting on day one.

About the organization

Saint Mary’s Hospital is a Catholic, not-for-profit, acute care, community teaching hospital licensed for 347 beds. Since 1909, it has served Greater Waterbury as a Level II Trauma Center and offers award-winning cardiac and stroke care. The hospital houses the region’s only pediatric emergency care unit and was the first to introduce the daVinci® Robotic Surgery System.