35108 - REGISTERED RESPIRATORY THERAPIST   Position: REGISTERED RESPIRATORY THERAPIST FullTime/PartTime: Full Time Days: Varies Hours: 6:30p - 7:00a Shift: Third Hours Per Pay Period: 72     Qualifications: Certification: CPR Required ACLS Preferred NICU TRANS Preferred ADD CERT Preferred PALS Preferred NPR Preferred Education: RESP THER AA Required RESP THER TECH Required Experience: One year RESP THER Preferred Licensure: RRT Required Specific Skills Required: Clinical skill appropriate to position Perform diagnostic testing Respiratory assessment and evaluation Teamwork Computer skill appropriate to position Description: The Registered Respiratory Therapist is a clinical professional who utilizes the department's scope of services to access, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care as an integral member of the healthcare team. The Registered Respiratory Therapist delivers Respiratory Care Services under the order of the physician and in accordance with protocols established by the hospital, other health care providers, or the board and functions in situations of unsupervised patient contact requiring individual judgement. Performs noninvasive and invasive procedures with minimal oversight.

About St. Josephs Hospital: St. Joseph�s is known for its advanced medical technology and surgery and its Centers of Excellence include the Cancer, Neuroscience and Heart institutes. A highly skilled and experienced staff of physicians with national and international reputations care for infants, children and adults at St. Joseph's Hospital. More than 70 specialties are represented among the medical staff, from internal medicine to cardiology, neurology to surgery. St. Joseph's Hospital is part of the St. Joseph's-Baptist Health Care system, a pioneering community health alliance that brings together St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Joseph's Women's Hospital and St. Joseph's Children's Hospital in Tampa, and South Florida Baptist Hospital in Plant City. Other members of the health alliance include St. Joseph's John Knox Village, a 14-acre retirement community, 23 Health Point physician offices and Community Care Clinics for the underserved.