Therapist II, Respiratory

About the role

Boston Children's Hospital Respiratory Care Department offers a highly clinically challenging environment with opportunity for professional development. Salaries and benefits are competitive, with opportunity for advancement using our 3-tiered Professional ladder.

Responsibilities

• Applies and monitors mechanical ventilation and is a resource for respiratory care staff and care teams.
• Provides respiratory therapy in critical care, inpatient, outpatient and emergency settings, and is a resource for respiratory care staff and care teams.
• Provides patient care in assigned clinical area, completes associated duties, and is a resource for staff and care teams.
• Communicates with care teams, patients and their family members, and coworkers.
• Participates in professional development, serves as an educational resource for department trainees, and is a clinical resource to care teams.

Requirements

• Associate of Science Degree in Respiratory Therapy required; graduates of a BS Degree Respiratory Therapy program preferred.
• One to two years as a Respiratory Therapist I is required.
• NICU and PICU experience preferred.
• NPS, PALS, NRP, and ACLS preferred.
• Credentialed by the National Board of Respiratory Care as a Registered Respiratory Therapist.
• Licensed by the State of Massachusetts.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries and benefits.
• Opportunity for advancement using our 3-tiered Professional ladder.
• Full-time benefits.
• $20,000 sign-on bonus (not eligible for internal candidates and not eligible for former BCH employees who worked here in the past 2 years).
• Flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off.
• 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement.
• Cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes.

Schedule

36 hours per week, rotating day/night shifts, every third weekend.

Pay

The posted pay range is Boston Children’s reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting. Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors.