**Overview**

At Dignity Health’s Arizona General Hospital we deliver humankindness through a wide range of health social and support services in the heart of Phoenix Arizona. As part of our team you will provide clinical expertise support and oversight that helps ensure our patients receive exceptional care. Also you will have the opportunity to champion the change by joining in our mission of healing through humankindness.

ARIZONA GENERAL HOSPITAL

**Responsibilities**

**This is a full-time night shift position at Arizona General Hospital Laveen. Position will also require staff member to occasionally float to Mesa hospital.**

Assesses, delivers, and documents respiratory care to include pulmonary hygiene and airway management and performs diagnostic exams as necessary. Manages all patients on ventilators and related life support equipment. Performs routine blood gas analysis. Assesses, plans, and evaluates the patient plan of care utilizing multiple respiratory modalities, respiratory therapy driven protocols, and advanced ventilation techniques.

+ Checks all equipment and respiratory modalities (including invasive and non-invasive), maintains alarms and documents accurately and completely.

+ Performs ABGs utilizing 2 patient identifiers, properly handles blood specimens, reports critical values, and maintains blood gas lab logs (where applicable).

+ Accurately completes patient billing.

+ Correctly charges, labels, scans and discards medications.

+ Prioritizes and completes therapy in a timely manner.

+ Successfully completes all required annual competencies.

+ Performs other duties as assigned.

+ Attends and participates in departmental meetings and in-services.

+ Assists with maintenance and cleaning of equipment and ordering/stocking supplies as needed.

+ Assists in training and orienting new employees, registry, and students, etc as needed.

+ Demonstrates knowledge of and complies with the hospital and departmental practices regarding National Patient Safety Goals, hand hygiene, AIDET, teach back, etc.

+ Cross trains and floats to other areas as needed.

+ Reports observed alterations in the patient's condition to the RN or physician.

**Qualifications**

**Minimum:**

+ Graduate of an AMA Respiratory Therapy Program required

+ AZ Board of Respiratory Care Examiners License

+ Certified Respiratory Therapist -CRT from National Board of Respiratory Care; or Registered Respiratory Therapist -RRT

+ American Heart Association Basic Life Support

+ Must have strong critical thinking and problem solving abilities

Dignity Health now offers an Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees after 180 days. This program provides debt relief and student loan assistance to help you achieve your goals. Full-time employees can receive up to $18,000 over five years, while part-time employees can receive up to $9,000. Advanced Practice Providers and Faculty Physicians can receive up to $90,000 if full-time and hired within a year of completing their residency or fellowship. Part-time providers can receive up to $45,000. Join our team at Dignity Health to take advantage of this amazing opportunity!

While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision FSA matching retirement plans paid vacation adoption assistance and more.

**Pay Range**

$29.16 - $42.28 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.