**Overview** **Position:** Respiratory Therapist (RT) **Location:** Jackson, TN **Schedule:** Fulltime / 12-Hour Shifts / Days **Compensation:** $27.39 to $47.00 per hour plus shift differntials **Sign-on bonus:** Up to $10,000 **Select Specialty Hospital - West Tennessee** is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery.We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Respiratory Therapists (RT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way. **We support your career growth and personal well-being:** + **Start Strong** : Extensive Respiratory Therapist (RT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting. + **Advance Your Career** : Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education. + **Elevate Your Skills** : Clinical ladder program. + **Ease the Burden** : Student debt benefit program. + **Recharge & Refresh** : Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance + **Your Health Matters** : Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members + **Invest in Your Future:** Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members + **Your Impact Matters:** Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care **Responsibilities** **Responsibilities** + Evaluating patients and recommending an appropriate treatment plan. + Providing respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions. + Performing insertion and removal of endotracheal tubes. + Promoting continuous quality improvement. + Teaching and counseling patients/families. **Qualifications** **Minimum requirements:** + Must possess "Active" CRT or RRT credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) or state equivalent. + Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date. + Current state licensure is required. + ACLS is required within 6 months of hire. (Agency RT must have ACLS upon first shift, PRN staff must have ACLS upon hire). **Preferred qualifications:** + One (1) year of related experience is preferred. Apply for this job (https://jobs-selectmedicalcorp.icims.com/jobs/328500/respiratory-therapist---full-time/job?mode=apply&apply=yes&in\_iframe=1&hashed=1374627814) Share this job **Job ID** _328500_ **Experience (Years)** _1_ **Category** _Respiratory Therapy - Respiratory Therapist_ **Street Address** _620 Skyline Drive_