Award Winning Health Care: Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.
Culture: Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
You Belong at Avera: Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, sign-on bonuses, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.
Join the Avera team as a Respiratory Therapist (RT) committed to positive outcomes for patients, and families.
$15,000 sign-on bonus!
Position Highlights:
- BONUS: May be eligible for $15,000 sign on bonus with a three-year commitment!
- Student Loan Repayment: Please inquire about Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.
- Enjoys delivery care with a team passionate about quality patient outcomes
- Appreciates an active, challenging care environment that requires critical thinking
- On demand virtual RT support is available during all shifts through Avel eRT.
- Is seeking to develop relationships by providing respiratory therapies, education & companionship with patients as well as their families
- If you have a passion and desire to enrich lives and touch the hearts of patients, consider joining our team in providing compassionate, high quality care and services within a caring Christian culture.
Job Summary
- Under medical supervision, able to skillfully administer and suggest to physicians, proper respiratory procedures and protocols.
- Performs duties which include but are not limited to: IPPB, SVN, O2 therapy, pulse oximetry, peak flow and incentive spirometry.
- Full Time benefit eligible: 72 hours per pay period, including other weekend and every other holiday.
- Weekend and Shift differential.
- Involved in code blue, rapid response, Adultventilator management
Certification/Licensure/Registration
- Certified/registered or eligible to be certified/registered in CRT or RRT required.
- NRP and BLS Certification within 6 months of employment required.
- Licensure for Respiratory Care according to South Dakota regulatory requirement.
Pay
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
