New Graduate - Respiratory Therapist - Full-time

Overview Position: Respiratory Therapist (RT) Location: Select Specialty Hospital, Columbus South Schedule: Full Time Sign-on bonus: $15,000K Our hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery.

We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives - and Respiratory Therapists (RT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

We support your career growth and personal well-being: * Start Strong: Extensive Respiratory Therapist (RT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

* Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education.

* Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.

* Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program.

* Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance * Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members * Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members * Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care Responsibilities Responsibilities * Evaluating patients and recommending an appropriate treatment plan.

* Providing respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions.

* Performing insertion and removal of endotracheal tubes.

* Promoting continuous quality improvement.

* Teaching and counseling patients/families.

Qualifications Minimum requirements: * Must possess "Active" CRT or RRT credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) or state equivalent.

* Proof of graduation required: college transcript/diploma (preferred) or high school transcript/diploma or GED.

* Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.

* Current state licensure is required.

* ACLS is required within 6 months of hire.

(Agency RT must have ACLS upon first shift, PRN staff must have ACLS upon hire). Preferred qualifications: * One (1) year of related experience is preferred.

Additional Data Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans