Senior Respiratory Therapist - Respiratory Specialty Comprehensive Care Unit & Burn Unit - University Campus (100%25 Days)

UI Health Care is seeking a full-time Sr. Respiratory Therapist. This primary assignment will be on day shift within the Respiratory Specialty Comprehensive Care Unit (RSCCU) and Burn Treatment Center. Direct, organize, review and coordinate the work of respiratory therapists and technicians within a specific area of assignment and provide respiratory care as required. Responsible for the delivery of respiratory care, including ventilation, medical gas therapy, medicated aerosol therapy, pulmonary hygiene, blood gas sampling and analysis, non-invasive oxygen and carbon dioxide monitoring, and supervising the implementation of respiratory care in the patient care units. Provide critical care expertise, education, routine shift staffing and shift operations relief.

Selected candidates will be eligible for a $10,000 sign-on incentive if all qualifications are met including a minimum two-year commitment. Current UI employees are not eligible.

This position will also be eligible to receive an additional advanced respiratory care services differential up to $5,000 (prorated based off percentage).

Position Responsibilities

• Institutes and Provides Mechanical Ventilation.
• Institutes & Provides All Forms of CPAP & BiPAP.
• Delivers Medical Gas Therapy.
• Provides Safe Delivery of Medicated Aerosol & General Therapies.
• Provides Pulmonary Hygiene.
• Performs Blood Gas Sampling & Analysis.
• Provides Non-Invasive Monitoring.
• Participates in the Orientation/Education Activities.
• Assist in the Training of Students.
• Adheres to Hospital Epidemiological Practices.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.
• Shift: day shift
• Location: Medical Center University
• Percent of Time: 100%25

University of Iowa Health Care—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.®

Our primary and specialty care is provided by experts from all medical specialties, attracting patients from around the world. We offer our care in convenient, comfortable settings, using the most advanced approaches and with the best outcomes as our goal.

The university is located along the picturesque Iowa River in Iowa City, a city of some 77,000 people (170,000+ in the metro area) regularly ranked as one of the nation’s best places to live. Iowa City is less than four hours from Chicago and within five hours of Minneapolis, St. Louis, and Kansas City, readily accessible via interstate highways and a regional airport 30 minutes away.

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Qualifications Required

A Bachelor's degree in a health related science or an equivalent combination of related education and experience is required.

Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care or National Society for Cardiopulmonary Technology and licensed as a Respiratory Care Practitioner by the State of Iowa is required.

• 3-5 years’ experience in Respiratory Care practice is required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Possess a current State of Iowa Respiratory Care Practitioner license.
• Possess a current CPR certification card.

Qualifications Desired

• 3 to 5 years of recent critical care experience.
• Proficient in computer software applications.
• Adult Critical Care Respiratory Care Specialist (RRT-ACCS)
• Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care Specialist (RRT-NPS)

Position and Application details

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as required to the submission:

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check. Please contact luann-wilford@uiowa.edu for a full job description or with any questions.