The Respiratory Therapist is responsible for assessing patients, developing treatment plans, and implementing cardiopulmonary disease management. They provide routine and complex respiratory care services across various patient populations in acute and chronic settings.
Requirements summary
Candidates must have a high school diploma and an associate's degree from an AMA-approved respiratory care program. Required credentials include a Nebraska state license, CRT certification, and BLS certification, with RRT certification required within six months of hire.
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Job description
Serious Medicine is what we do. Being extraordinary is who we are. Every colleague plays a key role in upholding this promise to our patients and their families.
Shift
Third Shift (United States of America) Respiratory Therapist - Inpatient - Bellevue Medical Center Nebraska Medicine is seeking a talented individual to join us as a Respiratory Therapist at Bellevue Medical Center!
Position
Highlights: Doctors at Nebraska Medicine offer advanced treatment for pulmonary diseases allowing our Respiratory Therapists a variety of options.
Our services include, but are not limited to: General, critical and complex respiratory care services Neonatal, pediatric and adult critical care Patient education and coordinating discharge planning Research and patient study coordination Pulmonary rehabilitation Newborn transport deliveries Pulmonary diagnostic testing Sleep diagnostic and management If you have questions about applying for the Respiratory Therapist role, please contact Katy Dyer at kdyer@nebraskamed.com.
Shift
Details: First Shift and Third Shift PRN | Casual | 0.0 FTE Why Work at Nebraska Medicine? Together. Extraordinary. Join a team that values your skills, delivering exceptional care through collaboration. Leading Health Network Work with the region’s top academic health network, partnering with UNMC to transform lives through education, research, and patient care.
Dignity and
Respect: We value diverse backgrounds and experiences, reflecting the communities we serve. Educational Support Enjoy up to $5,000/year in tuition assistance, a 35% discount at Clarkson College, and career advancement opportunities with covered educational costs. Be part of something extraordinary at Nebraska Medicine!
Duties
Respiratory Therapist Responsible for patient care assessment, critical thinking and advanced knowledge of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Develop and implements effective patient care, treatment, and cardiopulmonary disease management plans. Provides routine and complex respiratory therapy procedures in areas such as emergent, acute, surgical, chronic or long term care settings for a variety of patient populations.. Required Qualifications: Respiratory Therapist
High school education or equivalent required.
Graduation from an American Medical Association (AMA) approved respiratory care program with an associate's degree required or equivalent education completed meeting certification and licensure requirements.
Benefits
Tuition assistance
Career advancement opportunities
Discount at Clarkson College
Demonstrate effective communication skills required.
Ability to demonstrate initiative, teamwork, and flexibility required.
Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner (LRCP) from the State of Nebraska required. Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) credential by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) required.
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential by the NBRC within 6 months of hire is required.
American Heart Association - Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
Dependent on position and/or department location, the American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) upon completion of unit orientation may be required.
Preferred Qualifications
Respiratory Therapist
Direct patient care experience preferred.
Based on position, prior experience in respiratory acute or intensive care preferred.
Bachelor's degree preferred.
Based on position, one or more of the following: laboratory analyzing devices, complex monitoring devices, specialized gas therapy, arterial line insertion, assist or performing intubations, assist or performing diagnostic procedures, ground and/or flight transport training preferred.
Based on position, the ability to demonstrate competence with all ages preferred.
Experience with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook Email preferred.
Proficient use of departmental and patient care equipment and supplies preferred.
Proficient in telecommunication and electronic health record systems preferred.
Based on position, the ability to maintain 24 hour accountability (on-call) preferred. Nebraska Medicine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and protected veterans’ status. Nebraska Medicine includes two hospitals, the state's largest and highest rated Nebraska Medical Center and Bellevue Medical Center, along with more than 70 primary care and specialty clinics. Nebraska Medicine and our research and education partner, the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), share the same mission: to lead the world in transforming lives to create a healthy future for all individuals and communities through premier educational programs, innovative research and extraordinary patient care. Every colleague plays a key role in upholding our promise of “Serious Medicine, Extraordinary Care” to our patients and their families. Working with Nebraska Medicine means committing to meaningful, impactful work that will elevate the success of your fellow colleagues and will help our patients and their families feel comfortable, confident and cared for. Use this tool to search for jobs with Nebraska Medicine. Opportunities include full-time, part-time and casual positions in patient care, nursing, nursing support, allied health, diagnostics, administration, customer service, facilities, IT and more. If you are seeking Physician Opportunities, please visit NebraskaMed.com/Careers/Physician-opportunities For opportunities in Food and Environmental Services, please visit NebraskaMed.com/Careers/Food-environmental-services The option to create an automated alert of new job postings is available to candidates. You must create/sign in to our external career site by clicking “Sign In” in the top right corner of the page. If you have not created a sign in yet, please follow the directions on the page. A confirmation email will be sent that you must confirm before any job alerts will be sent. Job alerts are sent daily when a new job requisition is posted that meets your job alert criteria.
