Reg Respiratory Therapist

Company Description

At Henry Ford Health, we're committed to advancing health and improving lives for the millions of people we serve across Michigan and around the world.

As one of the nation's leading academic health systems, we provide a comprehensive continuum of care that includes primary and preventive services, specialty and complex care, virtual care, pharmacy, home health, eye care, health insurance, and more.

With 12 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations, including former Ascension Southeast Michigan and Flint Region facilities, our growing network expands access to exceptional care in the communities we serve.

Headquartered in Detroit, Henry Ford Health is helping shape the future of healthcare through the transformative Future of Health: Detroit initiative, a $3 billion investment that is redefining our academic healthcare campus and advancing innovation, research, education, and community impact.

Our work is grounded in purpose, collaboration, and belonging. We empower team members to grow their careers, contribute innovative ideas, and make a meaningful difference every day. Whether you're caring for patients, supporting operations, conducting research, or driving new solutions, you'll be part of a team united by a shared mission: delivering exceptional care, advancing health outcomes, and building healthier communities for all.

Job Description

Join our Respiratory Therapy team and make a real difference in the lives of our most critically ill patients.

Under the guidance of the Respiratory Therapy Supervisor, you'll deliver life-saving care through advanced life-support, resuscitation, monitoring, and medical gas therapies—primarily to patients in our Intensive Care Units.

You'll perform both invasive and non-invasive diagnostic procedures with precision and compassion, while maintaining clinical excellence across multiple HFHS business units.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver expert respiratory care and life-support therapies to critically ill patients in Intensive Care and General Practice Units

• Perform and interpret invasive and non-invasive diagnostic procedures with accuracy and clinical judgment
• Collaborate effectively with physicians, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes
• Maintain meticulous documentation of all patient care activities and clinical assessments
• Mentor and supervise respiratory therapy students, externs, and orientation staff, fostering the next generation of respiratory professionals
• Manage patient billing information with accuracy and attention to detail
• Maintain clinical expertise and stay current with departmental protocols across various HFHS locations

Physical Demands & Working Conditions: This role is performed in dynamic patient care settings and blood-analysis laboratories with potential exposure to communicable diseases.

You'll work with pressurized piped-in and bottled medical gases, regularly lift and move patients, assist with patient transport, and handle medical equipment. You must be comfortable with limited noise, temperature fluctuations, and dust exposure.

Proper lifting and equipment techniques are essential to ensure safety for yourself, patients, and colleagues.

Qualifications

Education/Experience Required

• Graduation from an accredited Respiratory Therapist program.
• Bachelor's in respiratory therapy preferred, Associate of Science Degree, minimum.

Recent graduate of a Respiratory Therapist school or two years of recent Respiratory Therapist experience in a Tertiary Hospital.

Certifications/Licensures Required

Registration with the National Board of Respiratory Care. Current License

Respiratory Therapist in the State of Michigan. Newly graduated therapists will be allowed 90 days from the date of graduation to complete their registration with the National Board of Respiratory Care and to obtain a State of Michigan Respiratory Therapist License. If not obtained, will be terminated.

• NRP preferred.
• Additional Information
• Sign On Bonus: $3750.00

Schedule: 20 hrs a week. 40 hours a pay period.

• Afternoon shift: 1500-2300 and every 3rd weekend.
• Weekend and holidays are 12 hours midnights 7p-730a (weekends are Fri, Sat, Sun).