Respiratory Therapist Extern

Respiratory Therapist Extern

Summary: Get a jump start in your career as a Respiratory Therapist.

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Respiratory Therapist Extern to join our team. This externship is designed for students currently enrolled in a Respiratory Therapy program, providing them with the opportunity to gain practical experience in a real-world healthcare setting.

How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher

Education

• Department

• EPIC electronic charting system

• Type of Opportunity: PRN

• FTE: 0.00

• Job Exempt: No

• Work Shift: 12 Hour Nights (United States of America)

Responsibilities

• Maintains and ensures oxygen administration to patients and implements oxygen therapy protocol.
• Administers routine respiratory care responsibilities, including nebulization, Chest PT, IPPB, etc.
• Perform diagnostic procedures to include EKG, bedside spirometry, nocturnal oximetry, and ABGs.
• Assists in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED

• Vocational school in Respiratory Care.

• Requires New Mexico Respiratory Care training permit.

• Must be CRTT eligible or currently enrolled in an accredited respiratory program.

• BLS Certification is required at the time of hire.

• 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.

• About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

• Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system 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 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

• Our health plan serves more than 580,000 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.

• Compensation Disclaimer

• 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.

• Presbyterian Healthcare Services

• Here, we’re committed to a different way to make a difference.

• Presbyterian's story is really the story of the remarkable people who have chosen to work here. Starting with Reverend Cooper who began our journey in 1908, the hard work of thousands of physicians, nurses, employees, board members, and volunteers brought Presbyterian from a tiny tuberculosis sanatorium to a statewide healthcare system, serving more than one in three New Mexicans.

• We are part of New Mexico's history and committed to its future. That is why we will continue to work just as hard and care just as deeply to serve New Mexico for years to come.

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