Staff Position

Respiratory Therapist
Kindred Hospital - San Diego
San Diego, CA

$35-45/hour

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Long Term Acute Care70 bedsProprietary Software

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$35-45/hour

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Description

Description

ScionHealth is committed to a culture of service excellence as demonstrated by our employees’ adherence to the service excellence principles of Pride, Teamwork, Compassion, Integrity, Respect, Fun, Professionalism, and Responsibility.

As our most acute level of care, our specialty hospitals offer the same critical care patients receive in a traditional hospital or intensive care unit, but for an extended recovery period. Our clinicians play a vital role in the recovery process for chronic, critically ill and medically complex patients.

$34.60 - $45.20 / hour

As a Respiratory Therapist you will:

Responsible for administering safe and competent respiratory care as ordered per physician, monitoring mechanical ventilation, administering medications, patient assessment, understanding ramifications of hemodynamic monitoring, understanding blood work results, monitoring, teaching, and training.

Qualifications

As required for Registry by National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
Certified / Registered Respiratory Therapist by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). Appropriate licensure from state licensure agency.
BCLS and ACLS certifications and maintain them for the duration of employment.

Jessica Evans

ScionHealth - Kindred Cornerstone & Solara Hospitals

ScionHealth - Kindred Cornerstone & Solara Hospitals Job ID #515636. Posted job title: Respiratory Therapist Rt - Part Time Nights

Facility

Kindred Hospital - San Diego

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Long Term Acute Care
70 beds
Proprietary Software

ADDRESS1940 El Cajon BlvdSan Diego, CA 92104

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Employer

ScionHealth - Kindred Cornerstone & Solara Hospitals

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About

Defined by its team of approximately 22,000 talented, heroic caregivers, ScionHealth strives to provide quality-driven, patient-centered acute and post-acute hospital solutions in communities across the country.The health system is focused on driving innovation and investing in people and technology to deliver compassionate patient care and excellent health outcomes in ways that lift a community and improve health equity. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, ScionHealth operates 79 hospital campuses in 25 states - 61 long-term acute care hospitals, and 18 community hospital campuses and associated health systems.ScionHealth launched in December 2021 following a transaction between leading healthcare companies LifePoint Health and Kindred Healthcare, with talent and resources from both companies combining to form an organization devoted to providing great care to tens of thousands of patients annually.For years, the hospitals now operated by ScionHealth have been vital to the communities they serve – as medical providers, as supportive employers, and as inclusive partners in giving back. ScionHealth is proud to inherit this role and find innovative ways to grow and evolve for years to come.

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