To show our commitment and appreciation for joining our team, we are currently offering up to $5000 in incentives for this position
You
You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as a Respiratory Therapist
Your compassion is tangible: patients feel it in the hand they hold
Families feel it in your prayers
Colleagues feel it in your support
You know when to move quickly
When to sit quietly
When to laugh loudly
You re great at what you do, but you want to be part of something even greater
Because you believe that while individuals can be strong, the right team is invincible
Us
St
Vincent Healthcare is part of SCL Health, a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization that focuses on person-centered care
Our 286-bed level II trauma center has provided care in Montana and the surrounding area since 1898, and our 30-clinic network ensures community needs are met
We offer comprehensive, specialty care, including a hospital within a hospital specifically for children, and are proud to extend SCL Health s missions by treating the poor, the vulnerable, our community and each other
Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family
Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage
But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind and social well-being
To that end, we ve launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health
Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling and paid time off
We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning
We
Together we ll align mission and careers, values and workplace
We ll honor each other s dignity and surpass the standards we set
We ll encourage joy, demand safety and take pride in our integrity
We ll laugh at each other s jokes (even the bad ones)
We ll hello and high five
We ll celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value of spirituality in healing
We re proud of what we know, which includes how much there is to learn
Your day
As a Respiratory Therapist, you need to know how to: Work collaboratively with the Respiratory Therapy manager, supervisor and lead staff, who oversee and coordinate patient care provided by the Respiratory Therapy department
Be accountable for carrying out all respiratory care ordered by physicians according to approved policies, procedures and guidelines, and will keeps abreast of any changes by attending department staff meetings and huddles
Operate, maintain, and monitor a wide variety of equipment including ventilators and those that are involved in the administration of prescribed gases and inhaled medication
Perform arterial punctures, arterial line sampling and operate POC ABG instruments
Act as a clinical resource to nursing staff by assisting with decision-making, assessment, treatment and documentation of respiratory care Review patient s chart and obtains history for pertinent information before each therapy or procedure
Perform accurate patient assessment and orders appropriate therapies based on the Respiratory Therapy Evaluation and Treatment protocol
Document patient assessments, care plans, therapies, procedures, medications, equipment setup and supply charges, time outs for procedures and critical values
Ensure physician s orders are in EMR and that verbal orders are written per hospital policy
Your experience
We hire people, not resumes
But we also expect excellence, which is why we require: Certification by National Board of Respiratory Care Program and ability to successfully pass the Registry examination, required within six (6) months of hire Current licensure by Montana Board of Respiratory Care, required Current BLS certification endorsed by the American Heart Association, required Ability to obtain PALS, ACLS & NRP certifications, required within six (6) months of hire Your next move
Now that you know more about being a Respiratory Therapist on our team we hope you ll join us
At SCL Health you ll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place

Our facilities do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, or age in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs, services or activities, or on the basis of sex (gender) in health programs and activities