Respiratory Care Practitioner - Military veterans preferred

Legacy Health

Respiratory Care Practitioner

Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled



US-OR-TUALATIN

Job ID: 25-44286
Type: On-Call (10% Differential and Min Shift Availability Required)
Meridian Park Medical Ctr campus

Overview

When every breath counts, when every heartbeat is precious, you are there. Your skills make a difference in the treatment of adult, geriatric, pediatric and neonatal respiratory patients. In doing so, you strive for the Legacy mission of making life better for others.

Performs respiratory therapy, ventilator management, code team, EKG, and other duties, which may include exercise stress testing and pulmonary function testing.  Duties are performed according to physician's orders, utilizing knowledge and judgment regarding technique and patient treatment.  The Respiratory Care Practitioner is responsible for adult, geriatric, pediatric and neonatal patient respiratory care and the performance of technical duties as a member of the healthcare team.

Education:

• Associate degree in respiratory therapy from a program accredited by the Committee On Accreditation for Respiratory Care (COARC) or accredited by the American Medical Association’s Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA).

Experience: 

• One-year experience preferred. 
• Basic familiarity with computers preferred.

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