Respiratory Therapist - Part-time

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,sign-on bonuses, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.

Join Avera as a Respiratory Therapist andjoin a mission-driven organization with a great company cultureand team environment.

Position Highlights:

• Provide professional care to patients in the sleep lab for diagnostic polysomnography and CPAP trials.
• Avera St Mary's Named Top 20 Rural Community Hospital

Job Summary

• Basic knowledge of digital polysomnographic collection systems.
• Complete and verify documentation.
• Have knowledge of anatomy and physiology of respiratory and cardiovascular systems.
• Perform positive pressure mask fittings, desensitization and acclimation to positive airway pressure modalities.
• Using the 10/20 system for the placement of EEG electrodes.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• Registered Respiratory Therapist credential issues by the National Board for Respiratory Care.
• Licensed as a Respiratory Care Practitioner in the state of SD.
• Current basic CPR, PALS, NRP and ACLS certifications.

Work Schedule

• Day shift: 24 hours every 2 weeks
  • 6:00 am - 7:00 pm
  • Occasional weekend
  • Occasional holiday
  • Occasional call time (call following shift)

Pay

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

• $26.25- $39.50 per hour.

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