Respiratory Therapist - Full-time
Select Specialty Hospital - San Diego
- Location
- Onsite (San Diego, CA)
- Compensation
- $41 - $55/hr
- Level
- Entry Level
About the role
Select Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital providing inpatient post-ICU services to chronically ill patients. The Respiratory Therapist role involves evaluating patients, recommending treatment plans, and performing endotracheal tube procedures to support patient recovery.
Skills
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Continuing education
- Student debt benefit program
- Paid time off
- Medical insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Life insurance
- Disability protection
Perks
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student debt benefit program
- Clinical ladder program
Full job details
Overview
Position: Respiratory Therapist (RT)
Location: San Diego, CA
Schedule: Full-Time, 12-Hour Shifts, NightsCompensation: $41.00 to $55.18 per hour
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
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
We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance.