About this role
Overview
Position: Respiratory Therapist (RT) - New Graduate
Location: Select Specialty Hospital - Columbus - Vic Village
Schedule: Full-time / 12 - hour shifts / NightsCompensation: $35 per hour
Sign-on bonus: $15,000
Select Specialty Hospital - Columbus - Vic Village 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.
We support your career growth and personal well-being:
- Start Strong : Extensive 10- 13-week structured new graduate orientation program with a dedicated preceptor.
- Invest in Your Future : Tuition reimbursement and continuing education.
- Elevate Your Skills : Clinical ladder programs
- Ease the Burden : Student debt benefit program.
- Recharge & Refresh : Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Your Health Matters : Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members
- Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members
- Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care
Applicants may apply before being licensed however must have license upon start date.
Responsibilities
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.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum requirements:
- Graduate of accredited program for Respiratory Therapy.
- Must possess "Active" CRT or RRT credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) or state equivalent.
- Proof of graduation required: college transcript/diploma (preferred) or high school transcript/diploma or GED.
- BLS certification required.
- Current state licensure required. Student or Educational permit to practice acceptable based on individual state regulations.
- ACLS required within 6 months of hire.
Additional Data
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans