Location: The MetroHealth System

　　Bi-weekly Hours: 72.00

　　Shift: 7p-7:30a; Rotating Weekends & Holidays

　　$10,000 Sign On/Retention Bonus for RRT

　　For nearly two centuries, the MetroHealth System’s mission has been focused on delivering high-quality patient-centered care to all communities in Northeast Ohio. Today, through our state-of-the-art Level One Trauma Center, cutting-edge specialty care units, and dedicated caregivers, the system is working at the forefront of medicine to address the overall needs of our patients and eliminate healthcare disparities.

　　Join our Respiratory Therapy Team!

　　Patient Care Locations:

　　MetroHealth Main Campus Medical Center – Glick Center

　　MetroHealth Physical Rehab Institute

　　Parma Medical Center

　　Cleveland Heights Medical Center

　　Patient Populations:

　　Emergency Departments

　　Acute Care Inpatient Specialty Units

　　Adult Intensive Care Units

　　Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

　　Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

　　Labor and Delivery

　　Postpartum Care

　　Primary skills utilized/learned:

　　Invasive and Non-invasive ventilation management

　　Evidence-based patient driven protocol pathways

　　Critical thinking and time management

　　Multi-disciplinary patient care management

　　Personnel RRT will work with :

　　RNs, LPNs, Patient Care Nursing Assistants (PCNAs), Nurse Interns, Providers, Social Workers, PT/OT, Speech Therapy, DieticiansMetroHealth offers industry-leading benefits, including tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, professional certification incentives, and medical/dental insurance. As a public employer, employees participate in the Ohio Public Employee Retirement System (OPERS).

　　Required Qualifications:

　　Graduate of an accredited school of Respiratory Therapy

　　Possess and maintain an active Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC)

　　Active Respiratory Care Professional (RCP) license from the Ohio Medical Board

　　Current AHA Basic Life Support for the healthcare provider certification

　　Reliable transportation to travel to other MetroHealth facilities as needed.

　　Preferred Qualifications:

　　3 years of experience as a RRT in a critical care environment.

　　Extensive experience with mechanical ventilation, airway management, and hemodynamic monitoring

　　Possess a Pediatrics Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification from the AHA

　　Possess an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and/or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) form the AHA