Location:Cape Coral Hospital -636 Del Prado BlvdCape Coral FL 33990
Department: Respiratory Care
Work Type: Full Time
Shift: Shift 3/6:45:00 PM to 7:15:00 AM
Hiring Range:$27.81 - $45.55 / hour + $6.00 shift differential
Join Lee Health as a Registered Respiratory Therapist: A Place Where You Matter
Are you a compassionate and dedicated Registered Respiratory Therapist who thrives on delivering exceptional patient care in a collaborative, team-oriented environment? At Lee Health, we welcome you to a culture where you'll feel valued, respected, and supported.We are looking to expand our Respiratory Team at Cape Coral Hospital to work along side our award winning OB Team to help stabilize our neonate patients. The preferred candidate will have prior experience working in OB and/or Neonatal Stabilization or will be willing to be trained in these areas.
Why Lee Health?
Our Registered Respiratory Therapists administers all therapeutic, diagnostic, and mechanical modalities under the purview of Respiratory Care Services, for which the Therapist has demonstrated appropriate proficiency, and has been documented as competent to perform these procedures. All of the criteria-based duties within this document will be performed according to established policies, procedures and guidelines within the department and the hospital. Responsibility for the delivery of Respiratory Care to patients of all age groups, to include all therapeutic treatments, oxygen therapy, arterial blood gas draws and analysis, ventilator management, and airway management. May assess staff blood gas competencies if qualified as a "Technical Consultant"
Our Registered Respiratory Therapist Critical Care team membersare ACCS or NPS certified and function as an expert in critical care areas (pediatric, neonatal and adult critical care). They are utilized as a resource for less experienced staff. In order to qualify for a Registered Respiratory Therapist Critical Care position, you must have at least 2 years of critical care experience in addition to an Adult Critical Care Specialist (ACCS) or Neonatal/Pediatric Specialist (NPS) certification as appropriate to population served/specialty.
Educational Requirements:Associate's Required ;Bachelors required to perform duties of a Technical Consultant
Experience Requirements:OB Experience strongly preferred
State of Florida Licensure Requirements:Registered Respiratory Therapist License
Certifications/Registration Requirements:Credentialed by the National Board for Respiratory Care as an RRT ; BLS required ; ACLS, PALS, and NRP required as appropriate to population served.
US:FL:Cape Coral
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