Respiratory Therapist, Nights, Part Time

Our mission

All of us, for each of you, every time.

Our vision

Together, serving as the trusted regional healthcare partner.

Our values: Listen~Love~Respect~Excel~Innovate

At Samaritan, we do more than deliver healthcare - we make a meaningful difference in the lives of our community every day. We're committed to creating an exceptional workplace where professionals feel valued, supported, and inspired to provide outstanding care to every patient we serve.

As the Respiratory Care Therapist, you will be responsible for providing specialized respiratory assessment and care commensurate with training, experience, and competence to patients with respiratory disorders. Respiratory Care Therapists recommend treatment plans and implement care as directed by the patient's attending physician and hospital protocol. Respiratory Care Therapists may be assigned other tasks for which they have special training and/or background experience, in order to maximize team efficiency and economy.

Schedule

This is a part-time, position working nights, 7pm - 7

30am, two 12-hour shifts a week with rotating weekends and holidays.

Extra incentive

Up to $7,500 sign on bonus, subject to two-year Hospital Sign on Advance Agreement. (External candidates only.)

SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES (not limited to)

• Assesses respiratory patient in order to determine physical and emotional care needs and capabilities.
• Makes adjustments to inpatient care regimen to assure individualized effectiveness according to the patient's needs and capabilities, through use of protocols or physician contact, as necessary, to assure appropriateness of care.
• Educates patient and/or caregivers to provide understanding of physiologic processes affecting their condition, the lifestyle modifications necessary to maximize health, the appropriate use of equipment and medication utilized in their care.
• Works in conjunction with physician to provide respiratory consultation to assure implementation of appropriate and effective care orders and protocols, and to obtain meaningful diagnostic information.
• Reports all adverse effects to include signs and symptoms of respiratory dysfunction from therapies and medications given.