You’ll need
Licensure
✓Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania required Basic Life Support or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation required Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRTT) from the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) required prior to expiration of temporary practice permit.
✓Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) OR Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCP)
Certifications
✓o Respiratory therapists who receive their CRT credential from the NBRC after July 1, 2002, are required to maintain certification under the NBRC requirements
✓CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
✓Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Education
✓Graduate of a Co ARC (Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care) approved Respiratory program required.
✓o Students who have received a Temporary Practice Permit but have not yet graduated from a Co ARC approved Respiratory program are permitted to begin employment with approval from the Human Resources department.
Qualifications
✓Act 33 with renewal
✓Act 34 with renewal
✓Act 73 FBI Clearance
Benefits
Paid time offTuition assistance
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About the role
The Infant Respiratory Therapy department includes many areas for opportunity such as Labor & Delivery Response, Level III NICU, OB Trauma Response, Neonatal Team Autonomy, and Inter-facility Ground Transport.
What you’ll do
Operate mechanical ventilators, therapeuticOperate mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas apparatus, and aerosol generators
Transport mechanically ventilated patientsTransport mechanically ventilated patients
Assess patient condition andAssess patient condition and determine treatment requirements
Monitor patient responses toMonitor patient responses to therapy
Perform bronchopulmonary drainage andPerform bronchopulmonary drainage and breathing exercises