Since 1887, Crouse Health has been a leading healthcare provider in Central New York. We’ve combined a family-friendly culture with a passion to provide the best care, which creates an environment where both patients and team members feel valued. Crouse Health offers a full range of general and specialty care, inpatient and outpatient services, as well as community health education and outreach programs. As a Respiratory Therapist, your skills and expertise will be necessary for the education and treatment of our patients. Our 24-hour facility treats patients from all backgrounds and levels of care. This is your chance to develop and master your skills with the opportunity to work in our Regional Level 4 NICU, Level 3 Trauma Center Emergency Department, Adult Medical ICU, Adult Neuro ICU, Sleep Center, Catheterization laboratory, and Acute Care Medical/Surgical Units. Schedule: 3:00pm - 3:30am or 7:00pm - 7:30am, working every other weekend Pay Rate: $32.50 - $45.33 / hour Responsibilities: + Communicate, teach and explain the rationale of therapy to patients and family members. + Respond to emergency calls and perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation as well as implement emergency oxygen and arterial blood gas protocol as necessary. + Draw routine and emergency arterial blood gases and interpret results to monitor the patient's respiratory and ventilatory status. + Monitor and troubleshoot adult, pediatric (Emergency Department/Cath Lab), and neonatal ventilators; change ventilator tubing and other respiratory equipment. + Provide oxygen therapy according to physician's order, perform oximetry readings to accurately determine oxygen saturation, nocturnal oximetry studies, make oxygen rounds to document patient usage and complete micro-draws where appropriate. + Perform respiratory parameters, extubations, tracheostomy tube changes, endotracheal suctioning, and transporting critically ill patients within the hospital. + Evaluate, set up and monitor patients receiving Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) and BIPAP assistance. Requirements: Required: + Two year Associates Degree in Respiratory Care at an AMA-approved program. + Current New York State License as a Respiratory Therapist + Credentialed by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) + Basic Life Support (BLS) certification + Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is required within one (1) year of hire. + Pediatric Advances Life Support (PALS) is required within one (1) year of hire. + Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) certification Preferred: + Bachelor’s degree + Proficient in Microsoft Office, healthcare/hospital related I.T/I.S programs, and databases Benefits Overview: + Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, and 401K. + Company paid life insurance. + Tuition Assistance and Workforce Development Opportunities. + Crouse Health Employee Assistance Program. + Employee discounts on any Inpatient or Outpatient service, hospital cafeteria and pharmacy, and certain retailers. + YMCA Subsidy program.