<p>Job Summary and Responsibilities</p> <p>As a Respiratory Therapist, you will join an established team of RTs who share your passion for delivering highly specialized cardiopulmonary care to patients experiencing breathing issues. You'll be instrumental in providing a range of treatments from breathing techniques and nebulizer treatments to ventilator management, oxygen therapies, and external ventilation support.</p> <p>Every day you will apply your keen assessment skills and critical thinking to manage diverse patient needs, develop and execute effective care plans, and ensure calm, focused intervention in both routine and emergent situations.</p> <p>To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a strong sense of urgency, unwavering calm under pressure, and the ability to anticipate outcomes. Your dedication to patient well-being and exceptional problem-solving abilities will drive success in this vital role.</p> <ul> <li>Plans and administers non-medicated aerosol and humidity therapy. </li><li>Plans and administers oxygen therapy (including implementation of oxygen therapy protocol where appropriate). </li><li>Plans and administers aerosolized medication and specialty gas therapy. </li><li>Plans and administers COPD care program. </li><li>Performs airway management. </li><li>Plans and administers incentive spirometry. </li><li>Sign On Bonus up to $25,000 and Student Loan Payback up to $24,000 for Eligible Hires* </li></ul> <p>Job Requirements</p> <p>Required</p> <ul> <li>Associates Of Science in Cardiopulmonary Services and No prior experience in respiratory care, upon hire or </li><li>Respiratory Care from an accredited respiratory therapy educational program and No prior experience in respiratory care, upon hire and </li><li>Respiratory Care Practitioner: KY, upon hire and </li><li>Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and </li><li>Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 90 Days and </li><li>Neonatal Resuscitation Program, within 90 Days </li></ul> <p>Preferred</p> <ul> <li>at least one year of experience in respiratory critical care is </li></ul> <p>Where You'll Work</p> <p>Welcome to Saint Joseph East, a 217-bed, full-service, community hospital located in a convenient setting in Lexington, Kentucky. Saint Joseph East also includes the Women's Hospital at Saint Joseph East which is dedicated to supporting the well-being of women in Central and Eastern Kentucky and serves a 16-bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).</p> <p>CHI Saint Joseph Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-pro?t, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.</p> <p>Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.</p>