What are the responsibilities and job description for the Respiratory Therapist position at CommonSpirit Health?
Job Summary and Responsibilities
Respiratory Therapists may be eligible for a relocation bonus up to $8,000. Ask a recruitment team member for more information to learn more!
When you join our team, you will help advance modern medicine by providing your skills, experience, and commitment to compassionate care. The impact you will make in our faith-based, mission-driven culture drives the opportunity to cultivate excellence and achieve professional fulfillment united in humankindness.
As a Respiratory Therapist (RT) you will:
- Perform respiratory procedures under physician direction in all patient areas.
- Be responsible for patient assessments, care plans, plan implementation and evaluation and revision of therapy plan as needed.
- Collaborate with other professional disciplines to ensure the most effective and efficient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes.
- Utilize knowledge of patient’s age and cultural diversity in the provision of patient care.
- Support the organization vision and mission and practices performance improvement techniques to assure the delivery of the most effective patient care.
Job Requirements
In addition to bringing your whole self to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:
- 1 year of respiratory therapy experience, preferred
- Prior use of electronic medical records (EMR), preferred
- High School Diploma required
- Associates Degree preferred
- Completion of an accredited Respiratory Therapy Education Program, i.e. CoARC, JRCRTE, or CAAHEP required
- Must have current state Licensure (RLT) in applicable state of employment. Must have CRT by NBRC required
- BLS required from the American Heart Association
- Current ACLS certification from the American Heart Association required upon hire or obtain within 6 months of hire (for locations in Kansas, ACLS is required within 1 year of hire/transfer date).
- NRP certification and PALS certification upon hire or obtain within 6 months of hire for: St. Anthony North Health, St. Francis Medical Center, St. Mary Corwin, St. Thomas More, Mercy, Longmont.
Physical Requirements - Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly)
Where You’ll Work
Holy Cross Hospital � Mountain Point is a 40-bed full-service hospital serving the residents of northern Utah County. Conveniently located in Lehi, Mountain Point is easily accessible from I-15 and SR-92 just east of Thanksgiving Point. Working in a friendly community-focused hospital environment, our highly skilled medical professionals are committed to delivering exceptional care to the people of Lehi and beyond. We uphold the highest standards of patient care in an environment of respect and we continue to strive toward delivering unparalleled long-term services, equipment and facilities to meet the changing health care needs of our community. We are a leader in advanced surgical technologies and are a Level III trauma center and stroke receiving facility.