Respiratory Student – Limited Permit – Pulmonary

Delivering exceptional patient care is a team effort. At Cleveland Clinic, you’ll join a team of teams dedicated to providing compassionate, patient-centered care to the communities we serve. Begin and grow your career at one of the nation’s top healthcare organizations.

As a Respiratory Care Limited Permit Holder, you’ll work with respiratory therapists, technicians, nurses and physicians to meet our patients’ diverse and changing needs. You will work with a diverse patient population and have the opportunity to learn and practice respiratory care skills that you are actively learning in your clinical class rotations.

This position is a key pipeline into the registered RT roles that you will pursue after graduation, and most of our students receive their contingent RT offers prior to graduation.

A caregiver in this position works varying day / evening shifts, including 7am-3:30pm / 3pm-11:30pm.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Administer aerosol treatments

• Complete arterial blood gas (ABG) tests

• Participate in Metered dose inhaler (MDI) therapy.

• Conduct oxygen rounds.

• Be hardworking and eager to learn the many duties and responsibilities of an RRT.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:   

• Must be actively enrolled in a CoARC accredited Respiratory Therapy program.

• Must possess a current temporary limited permit to practice Respiratory Care (RCP.L1) in the State of Ohio.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through American Heart Association (AHA).

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregive include:

• Prior healthcare experience

• Skills: critical thinking, independent working, active listening, collaboration and adaptability.

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Physical Requirements:

• Physical demands include the ability to walk and stand for long periods of time; having the ability to perform duties while walking, standing, stooping and lifting.

• Normal hearing and vision or corrected to normal range.

• Requires the ability to lift materials weighing 50 lbs. or more, push wheeled equipment, and assist in the lifting and repositioning of patients.

• Must have strong hand-eye coordination, full range of body motion and manual finger dexterity to manipulate equipment.

• Medium Work – Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.