Critical Care Respiratory Therapist

3 days ago


Aurora, Colorado, United States UCHealth Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Respiratory Therapist to join our Critical Care team at UCHealth. As a Critical Care Respiratory Therapist, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality patient care and collaborating with our multidisciplinary team to achieve optimal health outcomes.

Key Responsibilities
  • Conduct frequent rounds to nursing units and ancillary hospital units to provide clinical consultation and ensure care coordination.
  • Act as a clinical resource, providing advanced, anticipatory care interventions to achieve safe, optimal health outcomes for patients and families.
  • Collaborate with staff to identify outcome indicators, data analysis, and system improvement opportunities.
  • Provide direct patient care as needed, including administering medications per licensure authority and documenting administration per policies and regulatory requirements.
Requirements
  • Associate's degree in Respiratory Therapy from an accredited respiratory therapy program.
  • State licensure as a Respiratory Therapist (RT).
  • National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) of Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT).
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer.
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
  • Adult Critical Care Specialist (ACCS) certification within 1 year of hire.
What We Offer

UCHealth invests in its workforce and offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package, including:

  • Full medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Retirement plans to include 403(b) matching.
  • Paid time off.
  • Employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buy-up coverage options.
  • Tuition and continuing education reimbursement.
  • Wellness benefits.
  • Full suite of voluntary benefits, including identity theft protection and pet insurance.

We also offer education benefits, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books, and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees.

Why Join Us?

UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program and provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.

We are an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements and promoting equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees.



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