Registered Respiratory Therapist-ECMO Specialist-Full-Time

1 month ago
United StatesFull TimeRespiratory Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Erlanger Health System as a Registered Respiratory Therapist-ECMO Specialist-Full-Time in United States. Job Summary: Reports to the Team Leader. This position requires the individual to be advanced in critical care, ECMO, and general floor care in an environment of continuous quality improvement.

Key Responsibilities

  • must also demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status.
  • Must be able to interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the department's guidelines.
  • manage the equipment necessary for providing ECMO support.
  • provide the care needed as described in the department's guidelines.

Requirements

  • relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the department's guidelines.
  • Capable of working in a high stress environment.
  • Have knowledge of organization functions, policies and regulation, current trends and new developments in healthcare.
  • Understand principles and practices of respiratory therapy and bronchopulmonary physiology to assist physicians with therapeutic procedures.

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Erlanger Health System as a Registered Respiratory Therapist-ECMO Specialist-Full-Time.

Key Skills

Critical CareECMO ManagementGeneral Floor CareEquipment ManagementPatient MonitoringQuality ImprovementBLSACLSELSO TrainingSelf-DirectionAccountabilityStress ManagementBronchopulmonary PhysiologyComputer SkillsAnalytical SkillsDecision Making
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Respiratory Therapist-ECMO Specialist-Full-Time at Erlanger Health System a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Respiratory Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Respiratory Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Respiratory Therapy position at Erlanger Health System is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Critical Care, ECMO Management, General Floor Care, Equipment Management, Patient Monitoring, Quality Improvement, BLS, ACLS. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Respiratory Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: This role involves advanced management of critical care, ECMO, and general floor care, requiring continuous monitoring of the patient and related ECMO equipment to maintain physician orders. The specialist is responsible for ensuring appropriate patient care while identifying and correcting equipmen...

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About Erlanger Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Chattanooga, TN
5-10
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

1mo ago