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This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20000 employees working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients community and each other. And everyone in their own unique way plays an important part every day.

Major Responsibilities:

1. Monitors and supports patients on mechanical ventilation. Provides respiratory support and cardiopulmonary resuscitation as required.
2. Assists physician/anesthesia during intubations. Assists physicians performing both diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopies and percutaneous dilatational tracheotomies at the bedside under bronchoscope guidance.
3. Establishes treatment plans and modifies therapy according to department protocols for bronchodilator therapy and chest physical therapy techniques.
4. Obtains arterial blood gasses. Performs radial and brachial artery blood draws to obtain blood samples for gas analysis.
5. Sets up and monitors equipment for ventilatory support. May set up and monitor pulse oximetry equipment for continuous measurement of oxygen saturation. Sets up and monitors mechanical ventilators during surgical procedures as required. May set up and monitor equipment for administering oxygen including various types of cannulas and masks.

III. Position Qualifications:
License/Certification/Education:

Required:
1. Current registration by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential. All employees are expected to comply with the NBRCs Continuing Competency program and are required to provide evidence that they are continuing to meet current standards of practice and have successfully renewed their national credentials issued by the NBRC.
2. Minimum of an Associates degree or equivalent in Respiratory Care.
3. Actively working towards a Massachusetts license and will obtain within 2 months after hire date to receive your MA license as a condition of your employment. During the interim no patient care can be done only didactic and simulation.
4. Must maintain a current MA license
5. Current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support or equivalent.
6. Current certification in Neonatal Resuscitation Memorial Campus

Preferred:
1. Current or working towards a Bachelors Degree in Respiratory Care or other health care related curriculum.
2. Current ACLS certification.
3. Current PALS certificationUniversity Campus.

Experience/Skills:

Required:
1. Critical Care experience technical and computer skills.
Preferred:
1. Pediatric experienceUniversity; NICU experience-Memorial.

Unless certification licensure or registration is required an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

IV. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

Work is considered medium work. Position requires work indoors in all clinical areas and a normal office environment. Performs cross training and cross campus coverage as required and determined necessary for operational effectiveness patient care and department need.

Exerting 2050 pounds of force occasionally and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Includes lifting occasionally standing and walking frequently.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.

Were striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge Listen Communicate Be Responsive Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age disability gender identity and expression protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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