Respiratory Therapist

Respiratory Therapist

Meets Massachusetts State Licensure requirements. Responsible for all therapeutic, diagnostic and rehabilitation functions in all patient care areas, with age specific competencies for all ages. Duties may include pulmonary function lab, blood gas lab, CardioPulmonary rehabilitation, and all routine care normally associated with Respiratory Therapist. Active participation in continuing education, performance improvement, departmental orientation and community education programs is expected.

Minimum Education Requirements:

B.S. preferred; A.S. with applicable experience considered

Minimum Work Experience:

0-3 years clinical experience preferred.

Equipment/Software/Certification:

Current MA license or eligibility; current BLS certification preferred.

Founded by the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation in 1906, Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts, is a full-service, acute care Catholic hospital with 211 beds and satellites in Fall River, Attleboro, Swansea, and Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The hospital provides nationally recognized patient- and family-centered inpatient and outpatient clinical services to patients from surrounding Massachusetts and Rhode Island communities.

In addition to comprehensive diagnostic, medical, surgical, and emergency services, specialty services include our Joint Commission-certified Center for Orthopedic Excellence; Saint Anne’s Hospital Regional Cancer Center in Fall River and Dartmouth; the Center for Pain Management; multi-disciplinary Spine Center; and inpatient geriatric psychiatry services. Saint Anne's is one of just 15 U.S. hospitals to earn Straight A's for hospital safety since the program's inception - .