Respiratory Therapist Trainee - Pathway to RRT

At Central Maine Healthcare our team members are committed to providing exceptional care and experiences for our community and for each other every day.

Respiratory Therapy Student Opportunity!

Pathway to a Respiratory Therapist position at CMH!

Compensation:
$22.66 per hour

Central Maine Healthcare is seeking a Respiratory Therapist Trainee to join the Central Maine Medical Center Respiratory Therapy team.

This is a per diem, flexible schedule position, with a minimum expectation of 12 hours per week.

The Respiratory Therapist Trainee:

+ Must be enrolled in the clinical portion of a COARC-accredited respiratory care education program.

+ The clinical portion is -the second year of an associate degree program or the second year of a baccalaureate program or the completion of an entry-level correspondence program in Respiratory care approved by the board.

+ Must have a current State of Maine Respiratory Care Trainee license.

+ Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS Certification required.

+ Must successfully complete Competency Based Orientation Skills List and complete the Respiratory Care skills and Competency examinations annually.

The Respiratory Therapist Trainee performs the following functions under supervision of a Licensed Respiratory Therapist:

+ Provide therapeutic treatment for patients with cardiopulmonary diseases according to physician orders and protocols approved by the CMMC Medical Director for Respiratory Care in the non-critical care setting.

+ Vital Signs; Breath Sounds; Nebulizer Treatments; Basic Life Support including:
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Manual ventilation and manual compression, and Oral pharyngeal airway; Oximetry; Incentive Spirometry; Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) instruction; Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing (IPPB); Peak flow monitoring; Oral suctioning; Oxygen rounds;

+ Oxygen Therapy including:
Nasal Cannula, single masks and vent masks with aerosol; and Charting/documentation with accompanying licensed practitioner signature.

Clinical Responsibilities:

+ The Respiratory Care Trainees demonstrates professional competency through approved respiratory care clinical practice protocols.

+ The Respiratory Care Trainee administers therapeutic treatments to all patient populations (See Skills List) and documents therapies and responses with accompanying licensed practitioner signature.

Professional Practice Responsibilities:

+ The Respiratory Care Trainee accepts responsibility of identification and fulfillment of their own learning needs, and accepts responsibility for demonstrating professional behavior.

+ The Respiratory Care Trainee is recognized as a specialist in the delivery of Respiratory Care through demonstrated clinical ability, the fulfillment of annual continuing education requirements and the completion of annual competency-based inventories.

+ The Respiratory Care Trainee demonstrates active involvement/support for clinical education, service line and hospital wide Performance Improvement.

If you are passionate about making a difference and are looking for your next great career opportunity, we look forward to reviewing your application!

AT CENTRAL MAINE HEALTHCARE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING WE DO

Our why, our purpose, drives every decision and action we take as a healthcare system.
We strive everyday to deliver exceptional care, and to improve our community.
We are a non-profit organization that is breaking the traditional healthcare mold by bringing our patients and their familys high value, low cost, and award-winning care while focusing on creating an exceptional experience for them; all within their communities.
To accomplish this, we only hire individuals who are committed to excellence, who embody the principles of our CMH Experience Service Standards, and who are ready to step in and help their fellow team members achieve those exceptional results for our patients, their families, and the community.

Central Maine Healthcare System

The organization is broad in its footprint, with three (3) hospitals in Bridgton, Lewiston, and Rumford, and over 75 individual practices within our Medical Group.
Lewistons Central Maine Medical Center is a certified and award-winning level two trauma center, along with our Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute and the upcoming highly anticipated launch of our comprehensive state of the art cancer treatment center.
Both Bridgton and Rumford Hospitals are four (4) star accredited acute care hospitals, and our Medical Group and Maine Urgent Care Centers have won multiple awards within their specialties.
As a system we are a six-time winner of the Leapfrog Safety A Rating since 2019, representing some of the highest quality care and outcomes nationwide.
Our awards and accolades are only possible as a result of our commitment to culture, and a focus on safety and inclusion, in each of our patients experiences and in the experiences we create within our teams.

If you are a person who is looking for a way to give back to your community, to help improve the lives of patients or those who care for our patients, want to be part of a growing organization that is setting the bar for Maine healthcare, apply to join Central Maine Healthcare today!

Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity

CMH actively promotes diversity in its workforce at all levels of the organization.
We strive to create and maintain a setting where we celebrate cultural and other differences and consider them strengths of the organization.
CMH is an equal opportunity workforce and no one shall discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or veteran status with respect to any offer, or term or condition, of employment.
We make reasonable accommodations to the known physical and mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities.