Cleveland, OH, 44101, USA
16 hours ago
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Fairview Hospital provides state-of-the-art healthcare to all its patients. On our team, you will provide stellar patient care to patients assigned to your unit. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This designation is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. Registered Respiratory Therapists provide evidence-based clinical care to some of the most critically ill patients in the United States. Caring for adult, pediatric and/or neonatal patient populations, Registered Respiratory Therapists evaluate, treat and care for patients with a wide range of lung diseases and respiratory disorders, such as asthma, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, COPD and lung cancer. **A caregiver in this position works Evening/Night Rotation, from 2:30pm-11:00pm or 6:30pm-7:00am.** A caregiver who excels in this role will: + Provide assessment, treatment, care and evaluation to patients with respiratory insufficiencies. + Direct respiratory caregivers for delivery of care. + Implement and monitor patient care plans. + Assess patients for the appropriate type and frequency of treatment and develop, implement and monitor patient care plans. + Monitor, record and communicate patients' conditions. + Perform advanced respiratory care modalities, evaluate respiratory practice, administer medications and treatments, and perform blood gas puncture and analysis. + Educate patients and families about the illness and provide information about community support groups and other programs. Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: + Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program. + Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care. + Ohio Respiratory Care Professional (RCP) Board Licensure. + Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: + Prior experience in critical care. + Bachelor's degree. + Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (NPS) certification. Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we're dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/ **Physical Requirements:** + Good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination. + Normal hearing and vision or corrected to normal range. + May require sitting, standing and walking for extended periods of time. **Personal Protective Equipment:** + Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required. Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process. Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
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