Full-Time
Respiratory Therapy Educator-Presnow-ABQ
ED/UC Coors
Posted on 10/31/2025
Presbyterian Healthcare Services
5,001-10,000 employees
Not-for-profit health system and health plan
Compensation Overview
$42/hr
Albuquerque, NM, USA
In Person
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- Bachelors degree required.
- Valid NBRC RRT certification.
- New Mexico Respiratory Care Practitioners License current and valid.
- 2-3 years of relevant clinical experience.
- Must hold a current BLS, ACLS, PALS and NRP certifications.
- Basic computer skills required.
- Basic understanding of the rules and regulations of the specific setting.
- Must have fundamental and advanced knowledge of respiratory equipment and therapeutic modalities, interventions, outcomes, and side effects.
- Analytical ability with attention to detail.
- Plan, implement, provide, and evaluate the orientation program for new hires.
- Coordinates and provides department orientation for new hires.
- Provide professional and educational opportunities for the staff through in-services and other educational opportunities based on assessed learning needs.
- Collaborate and coordinate with inter-departmental groups regarding staff/patient education.
- Assist in quality improvement programs in adherence to regulatory and organizational requirements. (Environmental Surveillance, High-level disinfection, and annual staff education).
- Assist in overseeing required certification, Resp fit, clinical license renewals.
- Assist in research of clinical questions related to current practice, delegate research or projects as appropriate.
- Assist in creating, reviewing, and updating department procedures and policies.
- Create and implement departmental annual training, competencies, and education.
- Contact person/liaison for companies/facilities desiring to do a Respiratory relevant in-service.
- Ensures adherence to hospital and departmental policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Clinician Responsibilities:Provide clinical respiratory care. Patient care assignments may include Neonate, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric age groups.
- Assess, evaluate, and recommend interventions to obtain specific patient outcomes.
- Assemble, operate, and troubleshoot various types of respiratory equipment used in diagnosis and treatment of respiratory disease, disability, impairment and illness.
- Promotes patient/caregiver self-determination by optimizing outside resource utilization to achieve the highest level of independence.
- Coordinates and communicates with various disciplines or services involved in patient care.
- Performs department specific functions as detailed within the summary of the department specific duties.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Specialty certification such as RRT-ACCS and/or RRT-NPS, preferred.
Presbyterian Healthcare Services is a not-for-profit health system in New Mexico that operates nine hospitals, a statewide health plan, and a growing multi-specialty medical group. It delivers integrated care through hospitals, clinics, and its health plan, offering Medicare Advantage, Turquoise Care Medicaid, and commercial plans to more than 580,000 members. It combines hospital services with insurance and primary care to provide coordinated health care across the state. Unlike many competitors, it is locally owned and nonprofit, serving as the state’s largest private employer with a mission to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities it serves.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
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Founded
1908
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Exiting Medicare Advantage frees capital for care delivery and workforce investment.
- The Dual Plus D-SNP preserves Medicare presence for dual-eligible members.
- Regional obstetrics partnerships support local access while shifting high-acuity care to larger centers.
What critics are saying
- Leaving most Medicare Advantage plans hands members to rival insurers in 2027.
- The exit eliminates 150 positions and disrupts sales, IT, and operations teams.
- Fitch's negative outlook reflects rising medical costs and continued financial pressure.
What makes Presbyterian Healthcare Services unique
- New Mexico's largest private health system combines hospitals, insurance, and medical group services.
- Presbyterian retained Dual Plus D-SNP while exiting most Medicare Advantage plans in 2027.
- The system deployed GW RhythmX AI to 200 primary care clinicians.
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