Respiratory Therapist/ RT

Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center

Join our team as aday shift, full-time, Respiratory Therapy Respiratory Therapist / RTin Westwood, NJ.

Fulfilling your purpose begins here:

People First, Always. Here’s how we take care of our people:

• Medical, vision, dental health insurance, health savings account / flexible spending, competitive pay, paid time off, 401k retirement plan with company match, employee assistance program and more.

Your team is bigger than your department:

• Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center is a 128-bed, full-service, acute-care community hospital with a new emergency department, a state-of-the-art maternity center, a women's imaging center, and an ICU.
• We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute to. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect.

• Physical therapists provide services that help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or disease.
• They restore, maintain, and promote overall fitness and health.
• Their patients include anyone who suffers from physical limitation.
• Therapists examine patients’ medical histories and then test and measure the patients’ strength, range of motion, balance and coordination, posture, muscle performance, respiration, and
• motor function.
• They develop appropriate treatment plans to help patients achieve their goals.

Job Responsibilities:

• Current valid NJ State Physical Therapy license.
• Maintains American Heart Association Basic Life Support HCP Certification.
• Bachelor’s degree
• 1 years’ experience required (this requirement will be waived with a strong recommendation from an acute care or outpatient clinical affiliation)

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Physical Therapy Preferred
• 2 years’ experience preferred.
• Experience with electronic health records a plus.