Job Description

Description

SHIFT: Days (rotating weekends)
SCHEDULE: Full-time

Certified Respiratory Therapist

FT, Day Shift, 0.9 FTE

Westside Regional Medical Center

Plantation, FL

Facility Description:

We're always on the move. You will find it is an exciting time at Westside Regional Medical Center, a 250-bed medical center and healthcare complex. Westside Regional offers the community the latest in minimally invasive spine and colorectal surgery and is one of only nine Joint Commission certified centers in the United States for minimally invasive colorectal surgery. Not only are we certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Agency for Health Care Administration (ACHA), but also certified as a Thrombectomy Capable Center by the Joint Commission. We are teaching and research facility, offering Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs in podiatry, surgery and internal medicine. Since our founding in 1974 we have been committed to expanding and improving every facet of the organization, devoting significant time and resources to enhancing the facility, staff and medical care.

At Westside, we care like family! We invite you to explore opportunities with a family-oriented team of more than 1,200 professionals, along with almost 750 physicians that thrive in a fast-paced but friendly work environment. At Westside Regional Medical Center, our medical services combined with compassionate care, illustrate why we are one of the leading healthcare facilities in South Florida.

Benefits:

We are committed to providing our employees with the support they need. At University we offer an array of medical, dental, and vision packages as well as several add-on perks to make your benefits package truly customizable to you and your family needs. Some of our unique benefits we offer include:

* Student Loan Repayment*
* Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance Programs*
* Paid Personal Leave
* 401k (100% annual match 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service)
* Identity Theft Protection discounts
* Auto, Home, and Life Insurance options
* Adoption Assistance
* Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)*

*If applicable, please refer to the CBA or the local HR office to confirm if this benefit applies to your position.

Position Summary:
The Certified Respiratory Therapist is responsible for providing pulmonary care services in accordance with specific physicians orders, department policies and procedures. Responsibilities include:

* Perform therapeutic, diagnostic and supportive respiratory care procedures
* Provide services, timely and efficiently, at appropriate levels to all patients and in all settings served by the department
* Evaluate physician orders and clinical data related to respiratory care of patients
* Assess patients respiratory status, effectiveness of therapy, and recommend modifications as needed
* Perform tasks and duties within their approved scope of service, following established policies and procedures, and in compliance with all local, state and federal regulations/laws

Qualifications

* Current Florida License as Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
* Current American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support Course (BLS or BCLS) and Certification
* Graduate of an AMA-approved School of Respiratory Therapy or equivalent (CRT credential)
* Minimum of two years post-graduate clinical experience in Respiratory Care is preferred
* Two years experience preferred, with at least 1 year of Critical Care experience, CVICU preferred
* Must be proficient in the treatment of, and knowledge of all types of respiratory disorders, and must be able to utilize various types of media for therapy (mechanical ventilation, nebulizers, CPT, etc.)

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