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About the Role
About You
- Graduate of an approved and accredited Respiratory Care Program (at least two years in duration).
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by The National Board for Respiratory Care.
- Licensed by The State of Illinois as a Respiratory Care Practitioner.
- Basic Life Support Healthcare provider certification (American Heart Association).
- Demonstrates effective and accurate communication and documentation skills.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification.
- PALS Certification or ACLS Certification depending on patient care area.
Benefits
- $10,000 Sign On Bonus.
- New Market Rates and Tuition Reimbursement.
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
The University of Chicago Medicine has been at the forefront of medicine since 1927, when we cared for our first patients. Our mission is to provide superior health care in a compassionate manner, ever mindful of each patient's dignity and individuality. To accomplish our mission, we call upon the skills and expertise of all who work together to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and further the knowledge of those dedicated to caring.
As one of the nation’s leading academic medical institutions, UChicago Medicine comprises the Medical Center, Pritzker School of Medicine and the Biological Sciences Division. Its main Hyde Park campus is home to the Center for Care and Discovery, Bernard Mitchell Hospital, Comer Children’s Hospital and the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine. It also has a 108,000-square-foot facility in Orland Park as well as an outpatient clinic in Chicago's South Loop, as well as affiliations and partnerships that create a regional network of doctors in dozens of Chicago-area communities.
UChicago Medicine offers a full range of specialty-care services for adults and children through more than 40 institutes and centers including an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. It has 805 licensed beds, nearly 850 attending physicians, about 2,500 nurses and over 1,100 residents and fellows. Harvey-based Ingalls Health joined UChicago Medicine’s network in 2016.