Respiratory Therapist

UofL Health

Respiratory Therapist ll at UofL Health delivering patient-centered respiratory therapy and collaborating with healthcare professionals. Responsible for administering treatments and educating patients and staff.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeLouisville • Kentucky • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Plans and administers non-medicated aerosol and humidity therapy
Plans and administers oxygen therapy (including implementation of oxygen therapy protocol where appropriate)
Plans and administers aerosolized medication and specialty gas therapy
Performs airway management
Plans and administers incentive spirometry
Cleans and reprocesses respiratory therapy equipment
Plans and administers bronchial hygiene and performs chest physiotherapy (including implementation of bronchial hygiene protocol where appropriate)
Performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation and manual ventilation during resuscitation attempts and aides in rapid response calls when appropriate
Provides patient, family, staff and physician education
Collects arterial blood samples for blood gas analysis
Operates mechanical ventilators and manages ventilator settings and weaning per protocols and provider orders

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science – Respiratory Therapy (required)
Must have 6 months of Critical Care experience (required)
Active license as a Respiratory Care Practitioner from the Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care (KBRC) (required)
Registered Respiratory Therapist by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) (required)
Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) required within 1 year of orienting to the Neonatal ICU (UofL only)

Benefits

Comp & perks

10,000 Sign on Bonus for Respiratory Therapists

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Hard Skills & Tools

Aerosol Therapy AdministrationOxygen Therapy ImplementationAirway ManagementMechanical Ventilator OperationArterial Blood Gas AnalysisBronchial Hygiene Protocol ImplementationChest PhysiotherapyIncentive Spirometry AdministrationCardiopulmonary ResuscitationManual Ventilation

Soft Skills

Patient EducationFamily EducationStaff EducationPhysician Education

Certifications

Registered Respiratory TherapistBasic Life SupportAdvanced Cardiovascular Life SupportNeonatal Resuscitation Program