Position Highlights:

• Position: Respiratory Therapist
• Location: Highland Park Hospital
• Full Time/Part Time: 40 hours per week
• Hours: 3:00pm-11:30pm and 11:00pm-7:30am 8 and 12 hour shifts

What you will need:

• License: Licensed by the State of Illinois as a Respiratory Care Practitioner required
• Education: Graduate of an American Medical Association (AMA) approved school of respiratory therapy required
• Certification: CPR certification required
• Experience: 6 months experience in a health care setting preferred; 1 year of adult critical care experience, neonatal or adult, preferred
• Bonus: 5K Sign on for PM shift II 7500K Sign on for Night shift

What you will do:

• Provide respiratory therapy to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients as ordered by physicians according hospital policy and procedures
• Assess patients to determine most suitable method of administering treatment
• Document treatment, equipment maintenance and quality control activities and transcribe verbal or phone order by physicians
• Communicate to patient and family the treatment being performed in a clear manner
• Monitor patient physiological response to therapy with special attention to the pediatric and neonatal patients
• Provide patient and staff education

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NorthShore was the first health system in Illinois to receive Magnet designation-the highest, most prestigious honor that demonstrates excellence in nursing and high standards in patient care. The system earned Magnet re-designation in 2019. When you work for NorthShore, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.

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