Sarasota Memorial Health Care System·Sarasota, Florida
The Respiratory Therapist assesses and implements therapeutic interventions for patients with acute and chronic cardiopulmonary diseases. Responsibilities include ventilator management, airway care, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
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The Respiratory Therapist assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates therapeutic respiratory interventions for patients requiring services due to acute and chronic cardiopulmonary disease.
Therapeutic modalities include airway management, arterial blood gas sampling, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, administration of medical gases and pharmacological agents to the tracheobronchial tree, comprehensive ventilator management, and participation in hemodynamic monitoring.
With approval from the Pulmonary Council and Respiratory Care Department, the therapist may perform elective and emergency intubations, insertion of arterial lines, and bedside bronchoscopies.
The Respiratory Therapist may initiate therapy under established departmental protocols.
Active interdisciplinary collaboration with physicians, advanced practice providers, registered nurses, and other healthcare professionals is expected and encouraged.
Professional responsibilities may also include precepting or being shadowed by healthcare students.
Required Qualifications
Require an active State of Florida licensure as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) under Florida Statutes, Chapter 468.
Require graduate of an accredited Respiratory Care Program.
Require American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) - Require Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within six (6) months of hire. - Require Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification within six (6) months of transfer/hire (Venice Location only).
Require active RRT Credential with the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC).
Preferred License and Certs
5- Star Quality Rating- SMH- Sarasota is the only hospital in Florida to earn the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' highest rating every year since its inception.
50 Best Hospitals- SMH ranked among U.S. News & World Report's 50 Best Hospitals in two specialties, Rehabilitation and Obstetrics/Gynecology in 2023-2024, and among the nation's top 10% high performers in 18 other medical specialties, procedures and conditions.
World's Best Hospitals- SMH- Sarasota has made Newsweek's prestigious list six years in a row, since the global rankings began in 2019.
"A" for Patient Safety- SMH- Sarasota has earned straight A's since it began participating in the Leapfrog Group's hospital safety survey in 2016.
Magnet Hospital- SMH has been recognized as a Magnet hospital for the past 20 years by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a continuous achievement for nursing excellence shared by less than 1% of hospitals nationwide.
America's Best Employer/Workplace- SMH topped Forbe's list of America's Best Employers, ranking among the top 20% of large employers across all industries in 2024, and #1 healthcare employer in Florida in 2023. The health system also earned a 5-star rating in Newsweek's 2024 list of "America's Greatest Workplaces for Women."
The benefits of being the best: Our commitment to becoming the best community hospital and health care system means providing the best possible benefits to our people.
Some highlights: Total Rewards Package Paid Time Off (start earning PTO on day one of employment) Tuition Reimbursement Discounted Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Benefit Plans for Full & Part-Time Employees Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care and Dependent Care) - Pre-Tax Dollars Life Insurance Competitive rates
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Plan: 403b Sarasota Campus for now - Discounted Child Care & Before and After School Program and Summer Camp! Bereavement Leave Free Parking On Campus Dining w/ a 10% discount Credit Union w/ teller machines on campus Direct Deposit Free Wellness Screening Free confidential counseling services Employee Discount Programs Recognition Programs Referral Programs Tremendous growth opportunities for hard workers! Current openings on Days & Nights Full Time and Per Diem Openings
As part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System’s commitment to keeping people safe, all individuals providing care to vulnerable populations are required to undergo background screening through The Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. https://info.flclearinghouse.com/
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