Respiratory Therapist (RT)

Schedule: PRN

Your experience matters

Southern TN Regional Health System - Lawrenceburg is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Respiratory Therapist joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ^®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you'll contribute

A Respiratory Therapist who excels in this role:

• Measures lung capacity and analyzes blood samples using a blood gas analyzer.

• Delivers and assesses response to ordered therapy per plan of care. Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate.

• Evaluates respiratory care policies and procedures based on patient outcomes, current research, and best practices.

• Responds to codes and calls for emergent assistance. Assesses patient condition and delivers appropriate treatment.

• Educates the patient and family about the patient's illness and provides information about community support groups and other resources.

• Monitors, receives, stocks, and distributes respiratory care supplies and medical gas cylinders.

• Maintains storage areas with required supply levels and equipment.

• Disassembles, cleans, and sterilizes equipment, and performs preventative maintenance and calibration of machines.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we're looking for

• Associate's degree Preferred

• Graduate of a Program in Discipline Required

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

• Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS),Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) (BLS may be obtained within week one of orientation, before patient care) ACLS may be obtained within 6 months of hire. NRP may be obtained within 9 months of hire

• Current and active Respiratory Therapist License in the State of Tennessee.

More about Southern TN Regional Health System - Lawrenceburg

STRHS-Lawrenceburg, formerly Crockett Hospital, is a 99-bed, acute care facility located in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, 85 miles south of Nashville.

We have been providing the best healthcare in Lawrence County and surrounding counties in Southern Middle Tennessee since 1974. We expanded the facility and services in 1991 with the addition of an Outpatient Surgery Unit, a state-of-the-art 24-hour physician-staffed Emergency Department, and an Intensive Care Unit. The hospital opened a 10-bed Physical Rehabilitation Unit in 1997, and a Women's Health Center in 1999. Diagnostic imaging services include in-house MRI, Nuclear Medicine, CT, X-ray, Digital Mammography and Ultrasound. The Rehabilitation Unit provides Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapies. In 2009, a $5.6 million construction was completed which expanded the Emergency Department, Outpatient Surgery Unit and Registration area.

We have been providing the best healthcare in Lawrence County and surrounding counties in Southern Middle Tennessee since 1974. We expanded the facility and services in 1991 with the addition of an Outpatient Surgery Unit, a state-of-the-art 24-hour physician-staffed Emergency Department, and an Intensive Care Unit. The hospital opened a 10-bed Physical Rehabilitation Unit in 1997, and a Women's Health Center in 1999. Diagnostic imaging services include in-house MRI, Nuclear Medicine, CT, X-ray, Digital Mammography and Ultrasound. The Rehabilitation Unit provides Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapies. In 2009, a $5.6 million construction was completed which expanded the Emergency Department, Outpatient Surgery Unit and Registration area.

STRHS-Lawrenceburg is dedicated to providing our friends and neighbors with the healthcare they need close to home. What makes us special is our staff. Our healthcare professionals are well-trained, dedicated, and above all else, caring. STRHS-Lawrenceburg is fully accredited by the Joint Commission and the Society of Chest Pain Centers.

EEOC Statement

"Southern TN Regional Health System - Lawrenceburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Southern TN Regional Health System - Lawrenceburg is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.