Respiratory Therapist / Nights
Select Specialty Hospital - Akron
- Location
- Onsite (Akron, OH)
- Compensation
- $34 - $46/hr
- Level
- Entry Level
About the role
Select Specialty Hospital - Akron is a critical illness recovery hospital providing inpatient post-ICU services. The Respiratory Therapist role involves evaluating patients, recommending treatment plans, and performing endotracheal tube procedures for critically ill patients.
Skills
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Life insurance
- Disability protection
Perks
- Sign-on bonus
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student debt benefit
Full job details
Overview
Position: Respiratory Therapist (RT)
Location: Akron, OH
Schedule: Full-Time Nights - 7 p.m. - 7:30 a.m.Compensation: $34.18 to $46.00 per hour
Sign-on bonus: $15,000
Select Specialty Hospital - Akron 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.
- 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.