Registered Respiratory Therapist

Company: JFK Medical Center North Campus
Location: West Palm Beach
Posted on: July 20, 2021

Job Description:

Description

Registered Respiratory Therapist

Pulmonary Services Department

PT, Nights Shift,  0.6 FTE

JFK Medical Center North Campus

West Palm Beach, FL

Facility Description

Located in the heart of West Palm Beach, JFK Medical Center North Campus is an extension of your trusted JFK Medical Center family providing the same exceptional care with access to a larger network of services.

JFK North Campus is a 245-bed acute care facility that has been serving the community since 1975. JFK North is accredited by the Joint Commission. We are the largest provider of Behavioral Health Services in Palm Beach County offering the full continuum of prevention, treatment and support to address mental health and wellness for Children, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric patients. Our 88-bed Pavilion adjacent to the campus is the largest Baker Act Receiving facility in the county that accepts children while our outpatient services include a partial hospitalization program (PHP), and both adult and adolescent intensive outpatient programs (IOP and AIOP). Our additional services include: a 24-hour emergency department, critical care, comprehensive diagnostic imaging, outpatient rehabilitation, orthopedic care, wound management and a pain management center.

With more than 700 colleagues and 900 medical staff, we are committed to delivering compassionate patient experiences and positive medical outcomes. We invite you to join our team and become part of a larger family of great healthcare professionals.

Benefits

We are committed to providing our employees with the support they need. 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.

Job Description
A Respiratory Therapist must be able to administer all modes of respiratory therapy, intermittent and continuous, as ordered by a physician, and only within their approved proficiency level of care.  They will administer care in all areas of the hospital and must have a sound knowledge and working proficiency in the skills of respiratory therapy practices, procedures and techniques, and be able to instruct the implementation of basic respiratory therapy skills.  Completes other duties as assigned.  Reports to the RT Coordinator.

Qualifications

• Florida RRT License Required.
• Graduate of an AMA approved Respiratory Therapy program.
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, & NRP certifications required prior to hire.

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