Nemours Children's Health
Respiratory Therapist (7P-7A) – Night Shift
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Respiratory Therapist (7P-7A)
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Nemours Children’s Health .
Job Overview We are seeking a night‑shift (7P-7A) Respiratory Therapist to join our Nemours Children’s Hospital team in Wilmington, DE.
Responsibilities
Verify all physician orders for respiratory care and provide age‑ and developmental‑appropriate care to infants, children, adolescents, and adults.
Assess patients clinically and evaluate for appropriateness of therapy.
Provide aerosolized medication therapy, airway clearance therapies, airway management (such as trach changes, tube taping, suctioning, medical gas therapy), ventilator setup and management, perform non‑invasive monitoring (pulse oximetry, transcutaneous O2/CO2 and end‑tidal CO2 monitoring) and assist with in‑house and inter‑facility transports.
Provide emergency respiratory care (airway management and cardiopulmonary resuscitation), perform arterial blood gas sampling, point‑of‑care testing and electrocardiograms, and participate in airway management during bronchoscopies.
Document care provided, patient assessment and patient care orders in electronic medical record (EMR) or hard copy when necessary and enter charges in EMR.
Participate in discharge planning and home‑care education by training patients, their families, and designated care providers.
Provide recommendations and education to physicians and nurses regarding respiratory care.
Participate in evaluation of respiratory care equipment and procedures and maintain current knowledge about departmental policies and procedures.
Benefits
Paid Time Off: Six paid holidays annually and one day of paid volunteer time off.
Paid Parental Leave: Six weeks of paid leave for new parents at 100% pay.
Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $5,250 for approved courses.
Retirement Savings Plan: 403(b) plan with immediate participation and matching contributions; 457(b) program for highly compensated associates.
Insurance: Basic Life and AD&D.
Disability Coverage: Short‑ and long‑term disability coverage at 60% of salary for non‑work‑related disabilities.
Position Requirements
Graduated from a COAARC Approved Respiratory Care Program.
DE State License, NBRC‑RRT, BLS‑HCP required; AARC membership; PALS within 90 days of hire.
Preferred: NRP, NBRC‑NPS, NBRC‑CPFT, NBRC‑RPFT, NBRC‑SDS, AEC, and ACLS.
Questions? Please contact Megan at 302‑298‑8295 or Megan.Roberts@nemours.org.
About Us Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state‑of‑the‑art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary‑urgent‑and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive, it’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.
Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day‑to‑day work with colleagues, patients and families.
To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at
www.nemours.org .
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Health Care Provider
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
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Respiratory Therapist (7P-7A)
role at
Nemours Children’s Health .
Job Overview We are seeking a night‑shift (7P-7A) Respiratory Therapist to join our Nemours Children’s Hospital team in Wilmington, DE.
Responsibilities
Verify all physician orders for respiratory care and provide age‑ and developmental‑appropriate care to infants, children, adolescents, and adults.
Assess patients clinically and evaluate for appropriateness of therapy.
Provide aerosolized medication therapy, airway clearance therapies, airway management (such as trach changes, tube taping, suctioning, medical gas therapy), ventilator setup and management, perform non‑invasive monitoring (pulse oximetry, transcutaneous O2/CO2 and end‑tidal CO2 monitoring) and assist with in‑house and inter‑facility transports.
Provide emergency respiratory care (airway management and cardiopulmonary resuscitation), perform arterial blood gas sampling, point‑of‑care testing and electrocardiograms, and participate in airway management during bronchoscopies.
Document care provided, patient assessment and patient care orders in electronic medical record (EMR) or hard copy when necessary and enter charges in EMR.
Participate in discharge planning and home‑care education by training patients, their families, and designated care providers.
Provide recommendations and education to physicians and nurses regarding respiratory care.
Participate in evaluation of respiratory care equipment and procedures and maintain current knowledge about departmental policies and procedures.
Benefits
Paid Time Off: Six paid holidays annually and one day of paid volunteer time off.
Paid Parental Leave: Six weeks of paid leave for new parents at 100% pay.
Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $5,250 for approved courses.
Retirement Savings Plan: 403(b) plan with immediate participation and matching contributions; 457(b) program for highly compensated associates.
Insurance: Basic Life and AD&D.
Disability Coverage: Short‑ and long‑term disability coverage at 60% of salary for non‑work‑related disabilities.
Position Requirements
Graduated from a COAARC Approved Respiratory Care Program.
DE State License, NBRC‑RRT, BLS‑HCP required; AARC membership; PALS within 90 days of hire.
Preferred: NRP, NBRC‑NPS, NBRC‑CPFT, NBRC‑RPFT, NBRC‑SDS, AEC, and ACLS.
Questions? Please contact Megan at 302‑298‑8295 or Megan.Roberts@nemours.org.
About Us Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state‑of‑the‑art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary‑urgent‑and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive, it’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.
Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day‑to‑day work with colleagues, patients and families.
To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at
www.nemours.org .
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Health Care Provider
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
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