Job Description:Become part of Essentia's accomplished team where our mission guides us every day: We are called to make a healthy difference in people’s lives. This calling resonates deeply for our caregivers and our colleagues working behind the scenes, who all bring high-quality, compassionate care to the patients we are privileged to serve.

Education Qualifications:

• Graduate from an accredited respiratory care/therapy program.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Provides respiratory care through patient assessment, planning, intervention, education and evaluation.
• Performs all general and critical care respiratory care procedures and diagnostics on patients ages infant through adult.
  • These duties include but are not limited to; mechanical ventilation, airway management, critical care transport, arterial blood gas puncture, medication delivery, bronchial hygiene, patient assessments and education.

Schedule: Three 12-hour shifts (1900 - 0700) per week. Every-third weekend requirement.

Sign-On Bonus: 10,000 for eligible candidates

Licensure/Certification Qualifications:

Certification/Licensure Requirements:

• Must hold state licensure in appropriate state of practice upon hire or have applied and are waiting for state licensure in appropriate state of practice to award licensure not to exceed 30 days from date of hire
• Basic Cardia Life Support (BCLS) certification within 1 month of hire