Respiratory Care Practitioner - $38-62 per hour at MultiCare Health System

MultiCare Health System is seeking a Respiratory Care Practitioner for a job in Auburn, Washington.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Respiratory Care Practitioner
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Duration: Ongoing
• 30 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, evenings
• Employment Type: Staff

You Belong Here.

At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

***Must have at least 2 years of Acute Care experience in the hospital with the ED or ICU***

FTE: 0.75, Shift: Evening, Schedule: Evening

Position Summary

The Respiratory Care Practitioner/ERT is responsible for the delivery of skilled respiratory care modalities and interventions and emergency room technician duties to a designated patient population with cardiopulmonary system deficiencies and abnormalities, which requires the use of advanced practitioner skills to intervene in complex patient care situations. This position requires specialized training and experience to perform independent, professional respiratory care, ventilator management, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and clinical evaluation of care, including the establishment of therapy and treatment objectives, and the review of care based on the age and needs of the patient.

Responsibilities

• Performs respiratory care procedures in response to patient needs, physician orders, and within the limits of established departmental policies and procedures
• Monitors respiratory care modalities for improving efficacy, reducing adverse effects and assuring patient safety
• Detects evaluates and reports all adverse events related to mechanical ventilation and respiratory care modalities
• Documents patient care data, interventions/therapies, and outcomes correctly in the medical record
• Assists the Registered Nurse or Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) in providing a variety of patient cares/treatments as directed within their scope of practice
• Performs direct patient care activities independently under the direction/supervision of the Registered Nurse in accordance with unit and MHS policies, procedures and guidelines
• Performs point of care laboratory testing (POCT)

Requirements

• Graduate of AMA approved Respiratory Therapy Training program
• Registered (RRT) by the National Board of Respiratory Care
• Licensed as a Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) with the State of Washington
• Registry eligibility notice to sit for RRT exam from NBRC required
• Advanced cardiac life support credential required within 90 days of hire depending on age of the population served: ACLS, NRP, PALS
• BLS certification
• Minimum one (1) year of acute care experience in the field of respiratory therapy and critical care as CRT preferred
• Consideration may be given to internal candidates not meeting the minimum education qualifications

Our Values

As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

Why MultiCare?

• Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our employees
• Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
• Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
• Employee-centric: Named Forbes “America’s Best Employers by State” for several years running
• Technology: "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
• Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
• Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $37.75 - $62.38 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.

MultiCare Health System Job ID #JR34633. Posted job title: Respiratory Care Practitioner - Oced

About MultiCare Health System

MultiCare is a not-for-profit health care organization with more than 20,000 team members, including employees, providers and volunteers. MultiCare has been caring for our community for well over a century, since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital and today is the largest community-based, locally governed system of health in the state of Washington, serving communities across Washington and Northern Idaho.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Continuing Education
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Medical benefits
• Vision benefits
• License and certification reimbursement
• Guaranteed Hours
• 403b retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Employee assistance programs
• Dental benefits
• Life insurance