Registered Respiratory Therapist
Henry Ford Health · Detroit, Michigan, United States
Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus.
Now is a great time to grow your Respiratory Therapy career with Henry Ford Health. With recently enhanced competitive rates, meaningful patient impact, and opportunities to grow your skills, discover what your next chapter could look like with us.
Location: Henry Ford Health - Detroit Campus
Schedule: Contingent
About the Department
Join our flagship Detroit hospital campus, where academic medicine, leading-edge specialty care, and groundbreaking research come together. Located near Midtown's museums, restaurants, and cultural attractions, this campus offers the energy of a revitalized city paired with the resources of a nationally recognized health system. As part of the Intensive Care Units, you¿ll play a critical role in delivering life-saving respiratory care to our most vulnerable patients.
Role Overview
As a Respiratory Therapist, you'll provide essential life-support, resuscitation, and medical gases therapy to critical care patients. You'll perform diagnostic procedures, maintain clinical expertise across various business units, and ensure effective communication with patients, physicians, and colleagues. Your work directly impacts patient outcomes and supports the mission of Henry Ford Health.
Why Henry Ford Health
At Henry Ford Health, we are relentless advocates for exceptional care for our patients, communities, and each other. We come to do meaningful work and grow our careers, and we stay for the connection, support, and shared pride in making the impossible, possible.
What You Will Do
- Deliver life-support, resuscitation, and medical gases therapy to critical care patients.
- Perform invasive and non-invasive diagnostic procedures for Intensive Care and General Practice Units.
- Maintain clinical expertise across various business units as assigned.
- Communicate effectively with patients, co-workers, physicians, and other system employees.
- Document all aspects of patient care accurately.
- Supervise, direct, and delegate tasks to respiratory orienteers, externs, and students.
What You Will Need
Required Qualifications
- Graduation from an accredited Respiratory Therapist program.
- Associate of Science Degree (minimum)
- Minimum of two years of recent Respiratory Therapist experience in a Tertiary Hospital.
- Registration with the National Board of Respiratory Care.
- Current License as a Respiratory Therapist in the State of Michigan (new graduates have 90 days to obtain).
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelors in Respiratory Therapy.
What We Offer
Join a team where you can grow your career through collaboration, mission-driven work, and continuous learning opportunities. Be part of a community that values your contributions and supports your professional development.
Join Our Team
Ready to make a difference? Apply now and be part of our mission to provide exceptional care.