Job Summary and Responsibilities

Ready to make an immediate, life-changing impact? As a Respiratory Therapist, you'll be at the heart of critical care, expertly managing ventilators, performing vital diagnostics, and crafting individualized treatment plans using advanced techniques. Assess, deliver, and transform - your skills are essential to empowering our patients to breathe easier, live better. Join us!

Performs full range of basic respiratory care for all patient populations.Performs and documents a complete patient assessment including (but not limited to) vital signs, breath sounds, cough, and respiratory pattern with each ventilator system check and with each treatment.Checks all equipment and respiratory modalities (including invasive and non-invasive), maintains alarms and documents accurately and completely.Performs ABGs utilizing 2 patient identifiers, properly handles blood specimens, reports critical values, and maintains blood gas lab logs (where applicable).Accurately completes patient billing.Correctly charges, labels, scans and discards medications.
Job Requirements
Minimum

High School Diploma/GED and Graduate of an AMA Respiratory Therapy Program

Must hold and maintain:

AZ Board of Respiratory Care Examiners License;

Certified Respiratory Therapist-CRT from National Board of Respiratory Care;

American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support;

American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers; and

American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support

NRP within 90 daysPreferred

RG RRT

Where You'll Work

At Dignity Health, living our values means bringing passion into action every day. Dignity Health-Yavapai Regional Medical Center (DH-YRMC), now part of CommonSpirit Health, is a not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that offers a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services including network-wide opportunities to advance your career.

What started as a simple community hospital, is today a state-of-the-art healthcare system with two acute care hospitals, a network of primary and specialty care clinics, outpatient health and wellness centers, cardiac diagnostic centers, and outpatient medical imaging centers.

As you build your career at DH-YRMC, you’ll find Prescott is an inspiring place to live, work, and enjoy the outdoors.

It is an inviting community with bygone charm and modern amenities.        Local residents enjoy four spectacular seasons, while the area offers nearly year-round sunshine for any outdoor adventures.        The carefree, relaxed lifestyle offers short commute opportunities, so you can focus on your career and your family.

Dignity Health-Yavapai Regional Medical Center extends this feeling with a strong sense of family, security, and belonging. Our compassion and commitment to quality care have earned awards, such as the Stroke Care Excellence Award (2022), Neuroscience Excellence Award (2021, 2020), and America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care Awards (2020, 2021) and have placed us at the top of the charts in community and nationwide in healthcare. Come experience the incredible quality-of-life that Dignity Health-YRMC and Prescott have to offer! #hellohumankindness

Total Rewards

Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit our Total Rewards

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.