RESPIRATORY THERAPIST
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Aspirus Ironwood Hospital is hiring a RESPIRATORY THERAPIST. The Respiratory Therapist provides respiratory and cardiopulmonary monitoring, diagnostics, and therapy services under medical direction to patients in a variety of care environments. This role assists in orientation training of hospital staff, students, and the public regarding respiratory disease and care. The therapist provides respiratory care to adult and geriatric patients, interpreting patient information and understanding treatment needs based on age.
Key focus areas include Provide respiratory and cardiopulmonary monitoring, diagnostics, and therapy services under medical direction, Assist in orientation training of hospital staff, students, and the public regarding respiratory disease and care, and Provide respiratory care to adult and geriatric patients.
Successful candidates bring Knowledge Of Respiratory Care Standards And Protocols, Active Wisconsin Respiratory Care Practitioner License, and Registered RRT By The National Board Of Respiratory Care Or Eligible Within One Year. Important skills include Respiratory Care Standards, Respiratory Care Protocols, Interpreting Patient Information, and Understanding Treatment Needs.
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Compassion. Accountability. Collaboration. Foresight. Joy.
These are the Aspirus Core Values; and we are looking for the BEST around to join us as we demonstrate those values Every. Single. Day.
Aspirus Health is seeking a RESPIRATORY THERAPIST to join our RESPIRATORY THERAPY float team!
- Could offer coverage in Eagle River, Woodruff, Rhinelander, and/or Tomahawk!
The Respiratory Therapist provides respiratory and cardiopulmonary monitoring, diagnostics, and therapy services under medical direction to patients in a variety of care environments. Assists in orientation training of hospital staff, students and the public regarding respiratory disease and care. Provides respiratory care to adult, and geriatric patients. Interprets patient information and understands treatment needs depending on the age of patients under care. Whenever applicable, demonstrates understanding of the needs of specific age groups in terms of their physical and motor development, psychosocial development, and intellectual/language development.
HOURS: Occasional role; hours available as needed/able to work
Experience/Qualifications
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Knowledge of respiratory care standards and protocols normally acquired through graduation from an AMA approved school of Respiratory Care
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An active Wisconsin Respiratory Care Practitioner license required.
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Registered RRT by the National Board of Respiratory Care, or registry eligible and obtained within one year of hire.
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Current BLS certification or obtained within 90 days of hire
Howard Young Medical Center is an acute care facility located in Woodruff that provides a level of primary and specialty care not commonly found in a typical rural hospital. Built in 1977 the hospital traces its roots to the founding of Lakeland Memorial Hospital in the 1950s and provides care to residents across northern Wisconsin that includes Oneida, Vilas, and Iron counties.
Howard Young Medical Center offers the best in health care services, including advanced medical imaging, high-tech surgical services, comprehensive women's health services and a da Vinci Surgical System, all equipped with the latest technology, rivaling those of hospitals located in major cities. Our Clinic offers primary care services and access to visiting specialists from throughout the region.
About the Woodruff Community:
The Woodruff/Minocqua Area is Nature's Original Water Park™. We call it that because it's located in the middle of Northern Wisconsin's Lake Country. Here there are thousands of lakes, rivers, and streams that literally saturate the geography. Vacationers have long been visiting the Minocqua Area to enjoy all this water by boating, swimming, fishing , snowmobiling, hiking and biking trails, and more with no admission fees and year-round offerings.
Our Mission : We heal people, promote health and strengthen communities.
Our Vision: Aspirus is a catalyst for creating healthy, thriving communities, trusted and engaged above all others.
As an Aspirus team, we demonstrate caring, we plan to impact the future, work with happiness and enthusiasm, recognize our power to make a difference and improve the health of our communities.
Aspirus Health is a nonprofit, community-directed health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The health system operates 18 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations with nearly 14,000 team members, including 1,300 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians. For more information visit aspirus.org.
Click here (https://www.minocqua.org/plan-your-trip/towns-and-counties/woodruff-wi/) to learn more about Woodruff, WI.
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CPR or BLS
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RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTIONER
Position RESPIRATORY THERAPIST
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Req ID 121518
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