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Respiratory Therapist - Middlebury VT
Estimated Pay | $34 per hour |
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Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
Location | Middlebury, Vermont |
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Estimated Pay$24.63
$34.38
$49.15
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Job Description
Job Title: Respiratory Therapist
Location: Middlebury, VT 05753
Salary: $52,696 - $79,092 (depending on experience)
Signing Bonus: $5,000 to $7,500 depending upon experience., Reallocation Package: Partial
Benefits: Dental Insurance, Medical Insurance, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement, Paid Time Off, Other
Visa Support: No visa sponsorships supported
Must-Haves
- Prior to start date, must obtain State of Vermont Respiratory Therapy Licensure
- Associate degree from AMA approved program for Respiratory Care
- Certified or Registered Respiratory Therapist or eligibility to take the NBRC written examination within one year of hire
- Reliable transportation as there is limited public transportation
Nice-To-Haves
- Current BLS, ACLS and NRP certification preferred
- At least one year of work history as a Respiratory Therapist in hospital setting
- Ability to work independently
Job Description
We have 3 positions available - one day shift and 2 night shifts. Shifts are 12 hours / typically 3 days a week. Weekends and holidays are rotating.
There is no ICU, but we have a diversity of patients.
To plan, implement and perform respiratory care diagnostic and therapeutic regimes for the care of patients for whom services are indicated.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation
- Operation, maintenance, and management of related equipment including mechanical ventilators
- Patient transportation (internal, external, as staffing allows)
- Blood gas drawing, analysis and interpretation
- Sampling blood from invasive cardiovascular lines
- Artificial airway management
- Aerosolized drug administration
- Oxygen therapy
- Humidity therapy
- Continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP)
- Bilevel CPAP
- Pulse oximetry
- Pulmonary function testing (bedside and in diagnostic lab)
- Incentive spirometry (IS)
- Chest Physiotherapy and airway clearance techniques
- Patient assessment
- Patient education
- Effective communication with other departments
- Operation of all equipment in accordance with department policy
- Equipment disinfection
- Quality control of all equipment
- Active participation in the departments Quality Assurance Program
- Participation in in-service education program
- Other duties as assigned