Respiratory Therapist Lead

Respiratory Therapist

Join our dynamic team at UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital, where we improve lives through learning, healing, and discovery. This full-time position offers a night shift and the opportunity to work in a technologically complex clinical setting.

Job Description

• Provides top of scope practice in direct patient care environment utilizing respiratory therapy protocols and best practices to promote optimized care.
• Values and effectively partners with a multidisciplinary team to achieve exceptional care outcomes.
• Prioritizes wellness, a patient perspective, and evidence-based practice.
• Models proficiency through precepting those new to healthcare and/or UCHealth.
• Welcomes new knowledge in a fast-paced, innovative clinical environment.
• Contributes to secure safety and quality at the point of care.
• Manages ventilator integration to adaptive pulmonary support and airway management throughout multiple levels of care.
• Engages in clinical ladders that encourage internal growth and promotional opportunities through the implementation of various clinical and process improvement projects at the unit, division, regional, or system level.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program.
• Registered as a Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
• State licensure.
• 2 years of experience as a respiratory therapist.
• BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire.
• ACLS Healthcare Provider Certification within 1 year of hire.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification.
• PALS Certification.

Benefits

• Competitive and comprehensive total rewards package including medical, dental, and vision coverage for eligible dependents.
• 403(b) with employer matching contributions.
• Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), and leaves of absence; start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank.
• Employer-paid basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options.
• Employer-paid short-term disability and long-term disability with buy-up coverage options.
• Wellness benefits.
• Full suite of voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, health savings accounts (available with HD/HSA medical plan only), identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs.
• Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books, and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year.

Loan Repayment

• UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program! UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.