Baptist Health

Full-spectrum health system with hospitals

Advanced Respiratory Therapy Student

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMontgomery, AL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Respiratory Therapy is required.
Registered Respiratory Therapist certification must be obtained within 12 months of starting the position.
An active Alabama State Board of Respiratory Therapy Licensed Respiratory Therapist license is required.
An active National Board for Respiratory Care Certified Respiratory Therapist credential is required.
Basic Life Support certification is required.
The candidate must possess organizational and communication skills.
The candidate must successfully complete work within rigid time constraints.
The candidate must possess reasoning ability and good independent judgment.
The candidate must be able to push and pull equipment and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds.
The candidate must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.
The candidate must be able to speak with clear diction and hear sensitively in conversations by phone or in person.
The candidate must have continuous close- and distant-range visual acuity.
The candidate must be able to assist and maneuver patients to and from wheelchairs, stretchers, and beds.

Responsibilities

Perform duties involved with the treatment, management, control, diagnostic evaluation, and care of patients with deficiencies or abnormalities within the pulmonary system.
Communicate with physicians and the respiratory team regarding patient progress in relation to the care plan.
Perform additional duties assigned within the scope of the role.
Walk, sit, and stand for approximately 33% of the workday each.
Occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, and crouch; frequently reach, use the hands, and perform repetitive actions.
Work with some exposure to infectious disease while performing job-related tasks.
Occasionally transport patients between facilities by ground transportation.

Desired Qualifications

Additional certifications such as Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, or Neonatal Resuscitation Program may be required depending on the assigned area.

Baptist Health is the largest healthcare system serving central Alabama, providing comprehensive hospital-based and outpatient services to nearly 60 percent of the residents in Montgomery, Autauga and Elmore counties.

To learn more about Baptist Health, visit us at https://www.baptistfirst.org.

Highlights:

Summary: The Certified Respiratory Therapist shall perform duties involved with the treatment, management control, diagnostic evaluation, and care of patients with deficiencies and/or abnormalities within the Pulmonary system. Communicates with Physician and Respiratory team regarding patients progress in regards to care plan. This position may have additional duties assigned that are within scope of the role. Education/Experience: Degree in Respiratory Therapy. RRT must be obtained within 12 months in position. License / Certification: Active ASBRT LRT required, Active NBRC CRT required, BLS required. Additional certifications (ACLS, PALS, NRP, etc) may be required depending upon area assigned. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Must possess excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Must have the ability to successfully complete work within rigid time constraints.
• Must possess reasoning ability and good independent judgment.Work Conditions/Physical Requirements: Position requires walking 33% sitting 33%, and standing 33% of the time during the workday.
There is occasional stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching.
There is frequent reaching, use of hands and repetitive action.
Must be able to push and pull equipment and supplies up to 50 lbs.
Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs.
There is a continuous need for speaking with clear diction and hearing sensitivity in conversation either by phone or in person.
Continuous visual acuity at close and distant range.
Some exposure to infectious disease while performing job-related tasks.
Must be able to assist and maneuver patients to and from wheelchairs, stretchers and beds. Requires occasional interfacility transport via ground transportation.

Primary Location:

Baptist Medical Center South

Job:

Advanced Respiratory Therapy StudentCertified Respiratory Therapist

Job Type:

PRN-PRN

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

About the Company

Baptist Health

Full-spectrum health system with hospitals

Baptist Health is a regional health system with nine hospitals and more than 400 care sites across Kentucky and Indiana, offering inpatient services, outpatient clinics, home health, urgent care, diagnostic and surgery centers, and therapies. It combines employed physicians in Baptist Health Medical Group with a large network of independent clinicians to deliver comprehensive care across the continuum, including hospital care, primary care, specialty practices, and wellness services. Its hospitals hold Magnet or Pathway to Excellence nursing designations, reflecting a focus on nursing quality, and the system aims to provide accessible, high-quality health care to communities through a broad, integrated network. The goal is to improve community health by delivering coordinated, patient-centered care across a wide geographic footprint.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Little Rock, AR
Founded: 1924

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