Overview Position
- Respiratory
- Therapist (RT)
- Location:
- Downtown,
- Knoxville,
- TN
- Schedule:
- Full
- TimeCompensation: Competitive with a $7500 Sign on Bonus. Our hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Respiratory Therapists (RT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.
- We support your career growth and personal well-being:
- Start
- Strong: Extensive Respiratory Therapist (RT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
- Advance
- Your
- Career: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education.
- Elevate
- Your
- Skills: Clinical ladder program.
- Ease the
- Burden: Student debt benefit program.
- Recharge &
- Refresh: Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Your
- Health
- Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members
- Invest in
- Your
- Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members
- Your
- Impact
- Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care
Responsibilities
Evaluating patients and recommending an appropriate treatment plan. Providing respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions. Performing insertion and removal of endotracheal tubes. Promoting continuous quality improvement. Teaching and counseling patients/families.
Qualifications
Minimum requirements: Must possess "Active" CRT or RRT credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) or state equivalent. Proof of graduation required: college transcript/diploma (preferred) or high school transcript/diploma or GED. Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date. Current state licensure is required. ACLS is required within 6 months of hire. (Agency RT must have ACLS upon first shift, PRN staff must have ACLS upon hire).
Preferred Qualifications
One (1) year of related experience is preferred. Additional Data Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
