About this role
Overview
Position: Respiratory Therapist (RT)
Location: Select Specialty Hospital - Southeast Ohio - Newark, OH
Schedule: Full Time / Nights
Compensation: $35 to $47.10 per Hour, based off of years of Experience
Sign-on bonus: $15,000
Select Specialty Hospital 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 Respiratory Therapist (RT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
- Invest in Your Future : Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education.
- Elevate Your Skills : Clinical ladder program.
- Ease the Burden : Student debt benefit program.
- Your Health Matters: Comprehensive benefits package including generous PTO and 401(K) with company match.
- Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care.
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.
Qualifications
Minimum requirements:
- Must possess "Active" CRT or RRT credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) or state equivalent.
- Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
- Current state licensure is required.
- ACLS is required within 6 months of hire. (Agency RT must have ACLS upon first shift, PRN staff must have ACLS upon hire).
Preferred qualifications:
- One (1) year of related experience is preferred.