Registered Respiratory Therapist - Pulmonary

Presbyterian is seeking a compassionate and skilled Registered Respiratory Therapist to join our dynamic healthcare team. As a Registered Respiratory Therapist, you will play a crucial role in assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients with respiratory and cardiopulmonary disorders. Your expertise and dedication will help improve patient outcomes and enhance their quality of life.

 

Type of Opportunity: Per Required Need (.001 FTE)
Work Schedule: Days

 

How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Strongline Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows staff to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Shift differentials for nights and weekends
• Differentials for higher education, certifications and various lead roles
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department 
• EPIC electronic charting system

• Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy
• Reg Resp Therapist (NBRC)
• Respiratory Care Practitioner-NM
• BLS
• ACLS and/or PALS
• Six months to one-year of critical care experience preferred.

• All Certified Respiratory Therapist responsibilities.
• Assists physicians with Bronchoscopy Procedures under departmental policy including monitoring and assessment of the level of consciousness, cardiovascular and pulmonary systems; as well as delivery of IV conscious sedation agents to include drugs in the classifications of opioids, benzodiazepines and sedative-hypnotics and their reversal agents.
• Initiates ventilator protocols; implements and coordinates ventilator management.
• Performs advanced airway care to include tracheotomy changes, extubation, and intubation.
• Initiates and monitors high-frequency ventilators.
• In NICU Therapists will also perform: Surfactant delivery, and intubation and attend high-risk deliveries.
• Optional procedures: transport team, intubation, and backup charge therapist.
• Initiates and monitors Nitric Oxide delivery.
• Performs department-specific functions as detailed within the summary of the department-specific duties.
• Other duties as assigned.

We're all about well-being, starting with yours.
Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.

 

Learn more about our employee benefits.

 

Presbyterian is committed to an inclusive and equitable environment where everyone is valued and empowered for success. We believe that our environment should reflect the diversity of our community.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members and the communities we serve. We are a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system comprised of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 13,000 employees - including more than 1,200 providers and nearly 3,500 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 640,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

 

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

USD $38.86/Hr.

The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.