Student Veterans of America Jobs

Welcome to SVA’s jobs portal, your one-stop shop for finding the most up to date source of employment opportunities. We have partnered with the National Labor Exchange to provide you this information. You may be looking for part-time employment to supplement your income while you are in school. You might be looking for an internship to add experience to your resume. And you may be completing your training ready to start a new career. This site has all of those types of jobs.

Here are a few things you should know:
  • This site is mobile friendly. You do not need a log-in or password to access information.
  • Jobs on this site are original and unduplicated and come from three sources: the Federal government, state workforce agency job banks, and corporate career websites. All jobs are vetted to ensure there are no scams, training schemes, or phishing.
  • The site is refreshed daily to remove out-of-date content.
  • The newest jobs are listed first, so use the search features to match your interests. You can look for jobs in a specific geographical location, by title or keyword, or you can use the military crosswalk. You may want to do something different from your military career, but you undoubtedly have skills from that occupation that match to a civilian job.
Home View All Jobs (2,299,194)

Job Information

Northwell Health Respiratory Therapist-Reg in Staten Island, New York

Req Number 118469

Job Responsibility

  1. Reviews data in the patient record including history, lab data, radiological studies, progress notes, respiratory and cardiovascular monitoring data.

  2. Documents / records respiratory therapy data as required Communicates data to appropriate members of the health care team.

  3. Assesses patient's overall cardiopulmonary status using observation, auscultation, lab/bed-side tests, non-invasive monitoring and interview techniques.

  4. Interviews patient to determine orientation, dyspnea, activities of daily living, social support, nutritional status, and learning needs.

  5. Performs and interprets bedside procedures to including pulse oximetry, ABG analysis, Co-oximetery, mixed venous sampling, hemodynamic and pulmonary mechanics.

  6. Obtains additional data by calculating lung compliance, airway resistance, work of breathing, PaO2 /FIO2 ration, and other noninvasive monitoring including airway graphics.

  7. Selects, assembles, and checks equipment for proper function, operation, and cleanliness.

  8. Performs quality control procedures for blood analysis devices, diagnostic equipment, ventilators, and gas metering devices.

  9. Explains planned therapy and goals to patients and evaluate, monitor and record patient's response to respiratory care

  10. Communicates results of therapy to appropriate members of the healthcare team.

  11. Performs blood gas sampling to include arterial punctures and sampling from arterial lines and swan ganz catheters.

  12. Monitors mechanical ventilator patients to include: airway pressures, tidal volumes, respiratory rate, I/E ratio, FIO2, cuff pressure, and alarm settings.

  13. Modifies mechanical ventilation to include recommendations in modifications of the respiratory care plan.

  14. Assesses mechanical ventilator patients for weaning parameters and possible extubations.

  15. Instructs, initiates, and adjusts mechanical nasal mask and negative pressure ventilation to achieve adequate spontaneous and artificial ventilation.

  16. Modifies artificial airway management to include endotracheal tube positioning, cuff pressure monitoring, tracheotomy care, and adjustments in airway humidification systems.

  17. Administer medicated aerosol therapy, encourage bronchopulmonary hygiene, and when indicated assist in suctioning of bronchopulmonary secretions.

  18. Makes modifications in therapeutic procedures based on patient response.

  19. Modifies oxygen and specialty gas therapy and make changes in mode, flow, and concentration when appropriate.

  20. Explains various procedures being performed to other employees, patients, or patient family members.

  21. Assists pulmonary physicians, as required.

  22. Initiates, conducts, or modifies respiratory care techniques in an emergency.

  23. Performs related duties as required.

*ADA Essential Functions

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Frequent walking, standing, bending, climbing up and down stairs. Good manual dexterity to use Respiratory Therapy equipment. Occasional lifting, positioning, pushing equipment and patients with assistance up to 200 lbs.

Job Qualifitcations:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent, required Certificate of completion from an accredited respiratory therapy program, required.

  • Current NYS Respiratory Therapist license, required

  • Minimum of one (1) year of clinical experience, preferred.*Additional Salary DetailThe salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

The salary range for this position is $52.29-$58.97/hour

It is Northwell Health’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of their age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status or citizenship status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

DirectEmployers