Respiratory Therapist - New Grads Welcome to Apply!

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Inpatient Respiratory Therapist - New Grads Welcome to Apply!

Nebraska Medicine is seeking a talented individual to join us as a Respiratory Therapist for our main campus! Come join a team of 90+ Therapists with entry level and tenured staff, offering a variety of resources and growth!

Ask Your Recruiter:

• New Pay Structure for Respiratory Therapists
• Sign-On Bonus!
• Shift Differential
• Student Loan Repayment

Position Highlights:

Doctors at Nebraska Medicine offer advanced treatment for pulmonary diseases allowing our Respiratory Therapists a variety of options.

Our services include, but are not limited to:

• General, critical and complex respiratory care services
• Neonatal, pediatric and adult critical care
• Patient education and coordinating discharge planning
• Research and patient study coordination
• Pulmonary rehabilitation
• Newborn transport deliveries
• Pulmonary diagnostic testing
• Sleep diagnostic and management

(also known as: RT, RRT, Respiratory Therapy)

Shift:

• Shift Details:
• Full time or part time
• Evening and night shifts available
• Weekend and holiday shifts required
• Multiple positions available

Why Nebraska Medicine:

• Our shared values reflect who we are and why we're here and include, Innovation, Teamwork, Excellence, Accountability, Courage and Healing.
• Competitive Benefits including retirement match contribution, PTO accrual, tuition reimbursement
• Lead the world in transforming lives to create a healthy future for all individuals and communities through premier educational programs, innovative research, and extraordinary patient care
• Recognized in Forbes Magazine's list of Best-in-State Employers four years straight

Duties:
Responsible for patient care assessment, critical thinking and advanced knowledge of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Develop and implements effective patient care, treatment, and cardiopulmonary disease management plans. Provides routine and complex respiratory therapy procedures in areas such as emergent, acute, surgical, chronic or long term care settings for a variety of patient populations..

Required Qualifications:

* High school education or equivalent required.

* Graduation from an Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) approved respiratory care program with an associate's degree required or equivalent education completed meeting certification and licensure requirements.

* Demonstrate effective communication skills required.

* Ability to demonstrate initiative, teamwork, and flexibility required.

* Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner (LRCP) from the State of Nebraska required. Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) credential by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) required.

* Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential by the NBRC within 2 years of hire is required.

* American Heart Association - Basic Life Support (BLS) required.

*Dependent on position and/or department location, the American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) upon completion of unit orientation may be required.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Direct patient care experience preferred.

* Based on position, prior experience in respiratory acute or intensive care preferred.

* Bachelor's degree preferred.

* Based on position, one or more of the following: laboratory analyzing devices, complex monitoring devices, specialized gas therapy, arterial line insertion, assist or performing intubations, assist or performing diagnostic procedures, ground and/or flight transport training preferred.

* Based on position, the ability to demonstrate competence with all ages preferred.

Recruiter Contact:

Katy Dyer

kdyer@nebraskamed.com