Req#: R41531
Category(s): Allied Health Clinical Professional, Respiratory
Full Time / Part Time: Per Diem
Shift: Third

Note: The compensation range(s) in the table below represent the base salaries for all positions at a given grade across the health system. Typically, a new hire can expect a starting salary somewhere in the lower part of the range. Actual salaries may vary by position and will be determined based on the candidate's relevant experience. No employee will be paid below the minimum of the range. Pay ranges are listed as hourly for non-exempt employees and based on assumed full time commitment for exempt employees.

Minimum – Midpoint – Maximum

$33.67 – $41.85 – $53.23

Per Diem Respiratory Therapist – 3rd Shift

Location: Baystate Medical Center – Springfield
Organization: Baystate Health
Schedule: Per Diem (as needed)
Shift: 3rd Shift (Overnights)

Position Summary

Under the general supervision of a physician, the Respiratory Therapist evaluates, diagnoses, and treats disorders affecting breathing across the lifespan, including Adult, Pediatric, and Neonatal populations.

Respiratory Therapists perform comprehensive cardiopulmonary evaluations and deliver therapeutic interventions to patients with deficiencies and dysfunctions of the cardiopulmonary system. Responsibilities include acquiring, analyzing, and interpreting diagnostic data and laboratory results to guide evidence-based care.

Key Responsibilities

1. Diagnostic Testing & Data Collection (Under Supervision)

• Pulmonary function testing

• Interventional diagnostics

• Sleep studies

• Noninvasive and invasive diagnostic procedures

• Arterial blood gases and other pertinent laboratory analyses

2. Therapeutic Interventions in Respiratory Care

• Medical gas therapy

• Humidity therapy

• Aerosol therapy

• Artificial airway management and care

• Airway clearance techniques

• Invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation

• Vascular catheter insertion, management, and care

• Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS)

3. Patient Assessment

• Comprehensive patient assessment, including physical examination

• Interpretation of diagnostic data and laboratory findings

4. Ongoing Therapy Management

• Evaluate effectiveness of therapies and modify treatment based on patient response or lab results

• Conduct regular patient rounds

• Monitor patients and equipment; make necessary adjustments

• Provide recommendations to physicians regarding therapy

• Discontinue therapies as ordered

• Remove, disassemble, and clean equipment per infection control guidelines

• Perform oxygen rounds and titrate oxygen therapy as indicated

5. Disease Management

• Provide care for acute and chronic cardiopulmonary diseases

6. Hemodynamic Support

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to support hemodynamic management

7. Discharge Planning & Case Management

• Participate in discharge planning and coordination of care

8. Emergency & Critical Care

• Provide emergency, acute, critical, and post-acute care

• Conduct patient and environmental assessments

• Deliver therapeutic interventions

• Participate in patient land and air transport

• Respond to all Rapid Response and Code Blue events

9. Safety & Equipment Maintenance

• Maintain department policies, procedures, quality assurance, safety, environmental, and infection control standards

• Assist with care and maintenance of respiratory equipment and supplies

• Arrange in-house maintenance and repair of equipment

• Alert supervisor to equipment malfunctions and document maintenance/repair activities

Qualifications

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program

• Current licensure as a Respiratory Therapist in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

• Current RRT credential (NBRC)

• BLS and ACLS required; PALS and NRP preferred (or obtained within designated timeframe)

Preferred:

• Experience in an acute care hospital setting

• Experience with Adult, Pediatric, and Neonatal critical care populations

Skills & Competencies

• Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills

• Ability to function independently during overnight hours and respond effectively in emergent situations

• Excellent communication and interdisciplinary collaboration skills

• Proficiency in advanced cardiopulmonary diagnostics and respiratory support technologies

• Commitment to patient safety and high-quality care

Join Baystate Health and contribute to exceptional respiratory care delivery during critical overnight hours at Baystate Medical Center.

Education:

Associates of Science: Respiratory Therapy (Required)

Certifications:

Basic Life Support – American Heart AssociationAmerican Heart Association, Registered Respiratory Therapist – State of MassachusettsState of Massachusetts, Registered Respiratory Therapist – The National Board for Respiratory CareThe National Board for Respiratory Care

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