Lead Respiratory Care Practitioner

Description $10,000 Hiring Bonus for eligible external hires who meet required qualifications and conditions for payment Sets up and operates various types of respiratory care equipment to be used in the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory disease and/or illness.
May work with adult, pediatric and neonatal patient populations.
Acts as a resource person for other employees.
May train or communicate instructions to other employees, perform minor scheduling, and inspect work to separate acceptable work from unacceptable.
Serves as a contact person in the absence of a supervisor or director.
Does not hire, fire, discipline, promote, demote, transfer, or appraise performance.
Providence caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable.
Join our team at Swedish First Hill and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect.
Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.
Required Qualifications:
Coursework/Training:
Successful completion of an accredited respiratory therapy educational program sufficient to qualify for licensure in Washington State.
Washington Respiratory Care Practitioner License upon hire.
National Provider BLS - American Heart Association upon hire.
National Provider ACLS - American Heart Association within 90 days of hire.
National Provider PALS - American Heart Association within 90 days of hire.
Preferred Qualifications:
6 months of Hospital based work experience, in the field of Respiratory Care.
Why Join Providence? Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security.
We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve.
Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits.
Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons.
These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.
About Providence At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others.
We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.
Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington.
As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more.
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About the Team Providence Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Puget Sound area.
It is comprised of eight hospital campuses (Ballard, Edmonds, Evere