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Job Title

Registered Respiratory Therapist

Location

Canton

Facility

Mercy Hospital

Department

Respiratory Therapy-Integrated Hospital Care Institute

Job Code

D23042

Shift

Evenings

Schedule

3:00pm-11:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

*This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus ofup to$7,500*

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Mercy Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Registered Respiratory Therapists(RRTs)provide evidence-based clinical care to some of the most critically ill patients in the United States. Caring for adult, pediatric and/or neonatal patient populations, Registered Respiratory Therapists evaluate, treat and care for patients with a wide range of lung diseases and respiratory disorders, such as asthma, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, emphysema,COPDand lung cancer.By joining our team as anRRT, you will enjoy day-to-day interactions with patients, allowing you to advance your skills, hands-on,and potentially move into leadership roles down the line.

A caregiver in this position works evenings from3:00PM – 11:30PM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

Provide assessment, treatment,careand evaluation to patients with respiratory insufficiencies.

Direct respiratory caregivers for delivery of care.

Implement andmonitorpatient care plans.

Assess patients for theappropriate typeand frequency of treatment and develop,implementandmonitorpatient care plans.

Monitor,recordand communicate patients’ conditions.

Perform advanced respiratory care modalities, evaluate respiratory practice, administer medications andtreatmentsand perform blood gas puncture and analysis.

Educate patients and families about the illness and provide information about community support groups and other programs.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

Graduateof an accredited Respiratory TherapyProgram

Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care

Ohio Respiratory Care Professional (RCP) Board Licensure

Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)Certifications through the American Heart Association (AHA)or American Red Cross

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) through the American Heart Association (AHA) and/or Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (NPS) Certificationwhenappropriate forsite

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

Prior experience inCriticalCareand/or performing invasive procedures

Neonatal/pediatric experiencewhenappropriate forsite

Bachelor’sDegree

Physical Requirements:

Good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
Normal hearing and vision or corrected to normal range.
May require sitting, standing and walking for extended periods of time.
Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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