Respiratory Therapist

Cleveland Clinic's Twinsburg Family Health & Surgery Center seeks a skilled Respiratory Therapist to provide evidence-based clinical care to critically ill patients.

As a Registered Respiratory Therapist, you will evaluate, treat, and care for adult, pediatric, and/or neonatal patient populations with a wide range of lung diseases and respiratory disorders.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing assessment, treatment, care, and evaluation to patients with respiratory insufficiencies
• Directing respiratory caregivers for delivery of care
• Implementing and monitoring patient care plans
• Assessing patients for the appropriate type and frequency of treatment and developing, implementing, and monitoring patient care plans
• Monitoring, recording, and communicating patients' conditions
• Performing advanced respiratory care modalities, evaluating respiratory practice, administering medications and treatments, and performing blood gas puncture and analysis
• Educating patients and families about the illness and providing information about community support groups and other programs

Minimum qualifications include:

• Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care
• Ohio Respiratory Care Professional (RCP) Board Licensure
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Preferred qualifications include:

• 3-5 years of experience in a critical care setting
• Bachelor's degree
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), and Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (NPS) certification

Cleveland Clinic Health System is an equal employment employer and invites candidates to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.