Respiratory Therapist II

Overview

Registered Respiratory Therapist II provides advanced respiratory care in an academic health center.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage complex respiratory cases through thorough patient assessment.
• Deliver advanced respiratory therapies and optimize ventilator support across diverse patient populations.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams to ensure safe, effective patient outcomes.
• Precept students and mentor junior respiratory therapists.
• Support quality improvement initiatives and apply evidence-based practice.
• Contribute to the educational mission through teaching and participation in clinical research.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Registered Respiratory Therapist credentials (RT) with experience in advanced respiratory care.
• Strong clinical judgment for complex respiratory management and ventilator decision-making.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills for interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Ability to teach, precept, and mentor others.
• Commitment to quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and patient safety.