Registered Respiratory Therapist

CommonSpirit Memorial is an award-winning, not-for-profit, faith-based health care organization dedicated to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, we offer a comprehensive continuum of care, from preventative and primary care to acute hospital services specializing in cancer, cardiac, neuroscience, stroke, and orthopedic services. Our commitment to excellence has earned us top prestigious recognition repeatedly from U.S. News and World Report, PINC AI™, CMS, Healthgrades®, Leapfrog, and most recently as one of the Best Places to Work in Tennessee. We are proud to serve Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia with the expertise of 4,700 employees and nearly 500 affiliated physicians.

• Evaluating patient and recommends a treatment plan
• Provides respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical/ surgical conditions
• Performing/assisting insertion and removal of endotracheal tubes
• Performing timely and accurate documentation with the idea of real time charting.
• Promoting continuous quality improvement
• Educating and counseling patients, family members, and caregivers

• Associates Of Science Graduate of an accredited respiratory therapy education program and less than 1 year Six (6) to twelve (12) months’ experience in Respiratory Care or other related field, upon hire
• Respiratory Care Practitioner: TN, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 30 Days and
• Registered Respiratory Therapist, within 12 - months and
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, within 30 Days