Yale New Haven Health
Location
Westerly, Rhode Island
The Respiratory Therapist provides bedside respiratory care to in-house and out-patients based on physician orders. They also participate as a member of the Code and MET teams while maintaining various respiratory measuring and support devices.
Candidates must be a graduate of an accredited School of Respiratory Therapy and hold a current Rhode Island license. Applicants must be a Registered Respiratory Therapist or a Certified Respiratory Therapist with a plan to obtain RRT credentials within eighteen months.
To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.
Provides bedside respiratory care to patients as assigned by supervisors and treated on the physician's order for both in-house and out-patients. Working under the direction of the Director of Cardio-pulmonary Services.Proforms the duties and tasks of a Respiratory Care practitioner encompassed within the license granted by the state of RI.
EDUCATION Graduate of accredited School of Respiratory Therapy with credential of Registered Respiratory Therapist or credential of a Certified Respiratory Therapist with eighteen months to obtain RRT credential. EXPERIENCE Must be registered or registry eligible, certified or certification eligible. LICENSURE BLS and a current RI license.
YNHHS Requisition ID: 179920
