Respiratory Therapist

Respiratory Therapist

Med-Surg

Position type: PRN
Pay/Salary: Open
Shift: Weekends, All

Hammond-Henry Hospital is located in Geneseo, IL. We are a critical access hospital with clinics in neighboring cities, proudly serving our communities and surrounding areas. We nurture an environment of encouragement, professional development, and respect. Hammond-Henry provides exceptional patient care and our employees have made us an award-winning hospital. We invite you to review the job listing below and join our award-winning team.

Incentives and Benefits at Hammond-Henry:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (FT)
• Up to $900 deposited in your Central Bank HSA for health care expenses.
• IMRF pension provides retirement income to vested employees for the rest of their lives
• Secondary 457(b) retirement option through Edward Jones
• PTO (FT/PT) – generous accrual of paid time off
• Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Scholarship and Assistance, Bi-Annual PTO Buyback.
• Long Term Sick and Short-Term Disability (PT/FT)

PRN - benefits depend on hours worked.

Job Description

Candidate will:

• Perform pulmonary-function, lung-capacity, diffusion capacity, and blood-and-oxygen tests to gather data for use by physician in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary disorders
• Explain specified methods of breathing to patient and conducts pulmonary-function tests, such as helium dilution and pulmonary mechanics (flow of air rate in lungs), arterial blood gas analyses, and lung-capacity tests, such as vital capacity and maximum breathing capacity tests, using spirometer or other equipment
• Perform blood analysis tests to measure such factors as oxygen and carbon dioxide tensions, hemoglobin saturation and levels, and pH of blood, using blood gas analyzer

Access to protected health information is limited to the minimum necessary to perform the duties of the job.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited Respiratory Therapy program
• Current license from the state of Illinois as respiratory care practitioner
• Certified Respiratory Therapist Certification
• Current BLS certification required
• Previous experience in pulmonary functions is preferred

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