Respiratory Therapist (Registered) - Full-time

Company: Avera Queen of Peace
Location: Mount Vernon
Posted on: September 19, 2023

Job Description:

Join the team at Avera!





Award Winning Health Care: - Avera has been named among the nation's 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America's Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.

Culture: -Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

You Belong at Avera: - Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, sign-on bonuses, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.

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Join the Avera team as a Respiratory Therapist (RT) committed to positive outcomes for patients, and families.

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Position Highlights:

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• BONUS: May be eligible for $15,000 sign on bonus!
  
• Student Loan Repayment: Please inquire about -Avera's -Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from -Avera -will help pay down your principal balance faster.
  
• Enjoys delivery care with a team passionate about quality patient outcomes
  
• Appreciates an active, challenging care environment that requires critical thinking
  
• Is seeking to develop relationships by providing respiratory therapies, education & companionship with patients as well as their families
  
• If you have a passion and desire to enrich lives and touch the hearts of patients, consider joining our team in providing compassionate, high quality care and services within a caring Christian culture.
  
  
  Job Summary
  
  
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  • Under medical supervision, able to skillfully administer and suggest to physicians, proper respiratory procedures and protocols.
    
  • Performs duties which include but are not limited to: IPPB, SVN, O2 therapy, pulse oximetry, peak flow and incentive spirometry.
    
  • Full Time benefit eligible: 72 hours per pay period, including other weekend and every other holiday.
    
  • Weekend and Shift differential.
    
  • Involved in code blue, rapid response, Adultventilator management
    
    
    Certification/Licensure/Registration
    
    
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    • Certified/registered or eligible to be certified/registered in CRT or RRT required.
      
    • NRP and BLS Certification within 6 months of employment required.
      
    • Licensure for Respiratory Care according to South Dakota regulatory requirement.
      
      
      -Pay
      
      The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. -
      
      
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      • $25.00 - $37.75 per hour
        
        
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        What Makes Avera Special?
        
        
        

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