Respiratory Therapist

Make a difference in the lives of children and young adults you serve. The Respiratory Therapist position is critical to provide day-to-day respiratory care to residents. As a Respiratory Therapist at Cedarcrest, you will oversee the respiratory needs of residents. This position will assure that all respiratory equipment is in good working order and needed supplies are on hand. Help Cedarcrest celebrate the children's successes as you go about your work each day. Your efforts will feel both meaningful and rewarding.

Take advantage of our great benefits package with tuition reimbursement dollars up to $5,000 a year and staff development dollars up to $1,000 per year! (see below for more details of our exclusive benefit package)

Reports to: Director of Nursing

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provides respiratory therapy services to residents

2. Serves as liaison with physicians and respiratory vendors

3. Assists nurses and nursing assistants with care of children with respiratory needs

4. Participates in meetings and performs administrative functions in support of nursing role

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Must have an Associates Degree in Respiratory Therapy. Position requires an active license in the State of New Hampshire with a minimum of two years' experience in clinical respiratory services. Experience with children with multiple disabilities and/or chronic health experience preferred.

Benefits

Cedarcrest strives to be employee-focused in the health and wellness benefits and services that we offer staff. Your opinions and suggestions are welcomed, and very much solicited. We realize that staff members are diverse in their needs and concerns and we focus on providing a progressive benefits package to help promote health and well-being, physically, emotionally, and financially and offer the following benefits to support this goal:

• Free Lunch! Daily lunch served during a paid 30-minute break (5+ hour shift).
• Health Insurance (32+ hours per week)
• Dental Insurance (30+ hours per week)
• Medical Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account (20+ hours per week)
• Health Reimbursement Account (32+ hours per week)
• Long and Short Term Disability Insurance - company paid (32+ hours per week)
• Life Insurance - company paid (20+ hours per week)
• 401(k): Cedarcrest matches a percentage of employee's contribution (all staff)
• Staff Development - Each employee is provided with an annual allocation to help offset the cost of participation in continuing education programs (all staff) - Up to $1,000 per year
• Well-being Program - Employees can use a portion of their staff development funds for personal development activities related to wellness (all staff)
• Tuition reimbursement (all staff) - up to $5,000 per year
• Employee Assistance Plan - confidential, company-paid, professional services to help address issues affecting personal and/or work life (all staff)
• Earned Time Off (all staff)
• Bereavement Leave and Jury Duty (all staff)
• Differential Pay (all staff)
• Beautiful gardens and grounds, including a walking path and children's' playground, and play scape
• Daily, free coffee (all staff)

About us

Cedarcrest Center is unlike any other place you could work. For staff, working here is not just a job, it is the home and school for the children we serve and allows us all to foster the organization's mission with each and every interaction. Our work allows us all to enrich the lives of children with complex medical and developmental needs, support their families, and collaborate with other community providers to build a continuum of care. Our organizational values of integrity, compassion, accountability, responsibility, and enrichment stands for I CARE! The characteristics which reflect the value we place on teamwork reflect that We Are: Welcoming, Encouraging, Accepting, Respectful and Excellent!

If this sounds like a mission you would like to be a part of and a culture you could contribute to and grow professionally in, then you belong at Cedarcrest!

Job Types: Full-time hours, mid-day and every other weekend

Medical specialties:

• Pediatrics

Schedule:

• 8-hour shift
• Evening shift
• On call
• Weekend availability