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Respiratory Therapist

Department: OCH Respiratory Therapy

**Location:** Oishei Children's Hospital

Location of Job: US:NY:Buffalo

Work Type: Full-Time

**Scheduled Work Hours:** 7p-7a

Shift 3

Job Description

Responsible for evaluating, recommending, educating and administering selected Respiratory Care to all patients requiring treatment.

Education And Credentials

AAS Degree in Respiratory Care, New York State Respiratory Therapist License upon hire. Basic Life Support (BLS) – required within 90 days from hire. Ped Adv Life Sp (PALS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support required within 6 months. Neona Resus Prog (NRP) required. (OCH Only) OCH - For those Respiratory Therapists hired on or before 01/01/2019, they will have until 09/01/2019 to obtain PALS & ACLS and must remain current. All new hires or transfers after 01/01/2019, must obtain and remain current PALS & ACLS within six (6) months from date or hire or transfer. OCH cost centers 10122 and 10031 - RTs hired on or before 1/26/2021 will have until 10/31/2021 to obtain NRP and must remain current. All new hires/transfers after 1/26/2021 must obtain NRP within nine (9) months of date of hire/transfer and must remain current.

Experience

Working Conditions

Essential:

* Weight Requirement - Medium (up to 50 lbs)

Job Details

Standard Hours Bi-Weekly: 72.00

FTE: 0.960000

Weekend/Holiday Requirement: Yes

On Call Required: No

**With Rotation:** No

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Union Code: U21 - SEIU 1199 CHOB Technical

Requisition ID#: 6134

Recruiter: Constance M. Rollo

Grade: T17

Pay Frequency: Bi-Weekly

**Salary Range:** $36.77 -$46.54

*Wage will be determined based on factors such as candidate's experience, qualifications, internal equity, and any applicable collective bargaining agreement.

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**Position** Respiratory Therapist

**Location** US:NY:Buffalo | Respiratory | Full-Time

**Req ID** null

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