Location Address: 7400 Menaul Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87110
Compensation Pay Range
Minimum Offer $29.32 Maximum Offer $49.91
Summary
Provide routine and advanced respiratory care responsibilities, manage ventilators, implement cardiorespiratory protocols, and perform advanced airway care
- How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.
- Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
- Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
- Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
- Malpractice liability insurance
- Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department [https://hed.nm.gov/financial-aid/loan-repayment-programs/health-professional]
- EPIC electronic charting system
Type of Opportunity
- PRN
- FTE: 0.00
- Job
- Exempt:
- No
- Work
- Shift: 12 Hour Nights (United States of America)
Responsibilities
*All Certified Respiratory Therapist responsibilities. *Assists physicians with Bronchoscopy Procedures under departmental policy including monitoring and assessment of the level of consciousness, cardiovascular and pulmonary systems; as well as delivery of IV conscious sedation agents to include drugs in the classifications of opiods, benzodiazepines and sedative hypnotics and their reversal agents *Initiates ventilator protocols; implements and coordinates ventilator management. *Performs advanced airway care to include tracheotomy changes, extubation and intubation. *Initiates and monitors high frequency ventilators. *In NICU Therapists will also perform: Surfactant delivery, intubation and attend high risk deliveries. *Optional procedures: transport team, intubation, and Back-up charge therapist. *Initiates and monitors Nitric Oxide delivery *Performs department specific functions as detailed within the summary of the department specific duties *Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
ASSOCIATE Two to three years college level courses/Associates Degree/Diploma in Respiratory Care. New Mexico Respiratory Care Practitioner License, Registered Respiratory Therapist credential from the NBRC, ACLS and/or PALS , BLS required. Six months to one year critical care experience preferred UPDATED 10/21/24
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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.
Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.
AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.
Compensation Disclaimer
The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.
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