Job Description:
$10,000 SIGN ON BONUS Relocation Available Do you have the career opportunities you want in your current role? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Essentia Health as a Respiratory Therapist. **This is for a 24hr/wk Night shift position - 12 hour shifts.
Education Qualifications:
You will provide respiratory care through patient assessment, planning, intervention, education and evaluation.
You will perform all general and critical care respiratory care procedures and diagnostics on patients ages infant through adult.
Your duties will include but are not limited to; mechanical ventilation, airway management, critical care transport, arterial blood gas puncture, medication delivery, bronchial hygiene, patient assessments and education.
Our Benefits are exceptional and Include:
. Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance Program. Paid Personal Leave. 401k (with Essentia Health annual match). Life and Disability Insurance options. Adoption Assistance
Licensure/Certification Qualifications:
Must be a graduate from an accredited respiratory care/therapy program.
Must hold state licensure in appropriate state of practice upon hire or have applied and are waiting for state licensure in appropriate state of practice to award licensure not to exceed 30 days from date of hire. - Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certified within 1 month
Must be a Registered Respiratory Therapist or a Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician, as defined by the National Board of Respiratory Care.
Rely on Essentia Health St. Mary's-Detroit Lakes for hospital care close to home. We're a 36-bed hospital and Level III Trauma Center (https://www.essentiahealth.org/services/emergency-medicine/trauma-centers/) . Our emergency room, birthing center, and surgical services are all here for you.
With a wide range of providers on our medical campus, you can get a full spectrum of care near you. We're in the same building as Essentia Health St. Mary's-Detroit Lakes Clinic (https://www.essentiahealth.org/find-location/profile/?id=1480) . As one of Essentia Health's Catholic facilities (https://www.essentiahealth.org/about/mission-vision-values/catholic/) , we strive to provide holistic healing for all human life.
Essentia Health is an integrated health system serving patients in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota.
Headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota, Essentia Health combines the strengths and talents of 13,500 employees, including more than 2,100 physicians and advanced practitioners, who serve our patients and communities through the mission of being called to make a healthy difference in people's lives.
Essentia Health , which includes many Catholic facilities, is guided by the values of Quality, Hospitality, Respect, Joy, Justice, Stewardship and Teamwork. The organization lives out its mission by having a patient-centered focus at 14 hospitals, 70 clinics, six long-term care facilities, three assisted living facilities, three independent living facilities, five ambulance services and one research institute.
Essentia Health is accredited as a level 3 Accountable Care Organization, the highest level of certification possible, by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
Be a part of an organization that invests in you. We are actively reviewing applications for our RT opening. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!
To learn more about Detroit Lakes and our surrounding areas: https://www.essentiahealth.org/about/communities/
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
FTE
0.7
Shift Rotation
Permanent Night Rotation (United States of America)
Shift Start Time
1900
Shift End Time
0730
Weekends
Every 3rd
Holidays
Yes
Effective December 1, 2019: Job offers are contingent upon successful completion of a post-offer assessment, including a urine drug screen, immunization review, proof of required vaccinations, and background check. Essentia Health is committed to maintaining a work environment free from the influence of illegal drugs and alcohol.
Essentia Health EEO:
Essentia Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) at Essentia
It is our policy to afford EEO to all individuals, regardless of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, family medical history, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, military service or veteran status, culture, socio-economic status, status with regard to public assistance, and other factors not related to qualifications, including employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or any other category as defined by law.
