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Overview:

Fairview Health Services is hiring a Respiratory Therapist to join our Respiratory Therapy team at our M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital location in Burnsville, MN. We're offering a $9,000 sign-on bonus

The Respiratory Therapist is responsible for providing diagnostic and therapeutic services as prescribed by a physician. Follows defined treatment protocol according to department policies. Collects, assesses, interprets, and intervenes as appropriate in the care of neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. Ensures patient welfare and safety standards during treatments.

Schedule: This position will be working 0.9 FTE (72 hours every two weeks). The shift length will be 12 hours on the day shift. This position will also have a 2 out of 6 weekend rotation.

- Candidates with PFT experience preferred as this role will be tasked with working a minimum of 1 shift in the PFT lab every other week.

Benefits: This position is eligible for benefits. This includes medical, dental, vision, HSA, PTO, 403B, tuition reimbursement, and so much more Please follow the link here to learn more information: Fairview Benefits

Shift differential incentives:

$2.00/hr for weekends

About Fairview:

Fairview Health Services is an industry-leading, award-winning nonprofit that offers an entire network of healthcare services. Fairview is one part of M Health Fairview, a partnership between the University of Minnesota, M Physicians and Fairview Health Services. Together, we combine the University's deep history of clinical innovation and training with Fairview's extensive roots in community medicine. Our care portfolio includes community hospitals, academic hospitals, primary and specialty care clinics, senior facilities, facilitated living centers, rehabilitation centers, home health care services, counseling, pharmacies, and benefit management services.

Apply today to join our 34,000+ employees and 5,000+ system providers working to build lasting relationships with the people we serve: our patients, our communities, and each other.

Responsibilities/Job Description:

As a Respiratory Therapist, you will be responsible for:

Assessing patient needs and identifies expected outcomes.
Implementing Respiratory interventions based on plan of care.
Evaluating care and the patient's response to interventions and expected outcomes.
Delivering care as delegated by physician/authorized practitioner to assigned patient population, or individual patient.
Using communication strategies to achieve desirable outcomes.
Operating and maintaining all Respiratory Care equipment.
Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

Education
Associate's Degree in Respiratory Care/Therapy or related field
License/Certification/Registration
Respiratory Therapist License issued by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) issued by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) with 3 or more years of respiratory therapist experience in clinical setting
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Additional Requirements (must be obtained and maintained)
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) within 6 months of hire
Pediatric Life Support (PALS) within 6 months of hire
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of hire

Preferred Qualifications:

Education
Bachelor's Degree in Respiratory Care/Therapy or related field
License/Certification/Registration
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) issued by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)

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