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At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

Respiratory Therapy Internship Program

The Respiratory Therapy Intern program start date is slated for September 2023.

• Currently enrolled and in good standing in an accredited Respiratory Care Program within the State of Washington

• Currently in Junior year of 4-year Respiratory Program or completing first year of Respiratory Program for 2-year academic systems.

Learn more about our hiring process at MultiCare:
https://jobs.multicare.org/jobs/hiring-process/

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EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Current BLS required.
• Currently enrolled and in good standing in an accredited Respiratory Care Program within the State of Washington
• Currently in Junior year of 4-year Respiratory Program or completing first year of Respiratory Program for 2-year academic systems.

Earn while you learn! The Respiratory Therapy Internship Program offers a unique opportunity to receive paid training as a MultiCare employee.

If offered a position in the Internship program, you will be employed as a per diem employee. This position is not eligible for benefits.

Upon completion of the intern program and passing the NBRC RRT-Level exam, you will have the opportunity to apply for any open Respiratory Therapist position within MultiCare.

The program is about 12 months.

• These hours can not be used to meet clinical hour requirements for a Respiratory Therapy Program.
• During this time, students will participate in the program up to 12hrs per day through various modalities:
  • In-person class attendance with the Clinical Educator or Leadership team is expected at various dates and times throughout the year. This classroom time will be factored into your scheduled hours.
  • In-person clinical training in a MultiCare acute care facility- you will receive additional information about the format of the program during the interview.
  • Candidate will be responsible for scrubs and stethoscopes.
  • Program/class hours will be up to 24hrs per week during the program.  During this time, interns will practice the skills and competencies previously learned in the Respiratory Therapy program that they are currently enrolled in.

FTE: oncall, Shift: variable, Schedule: variable

Position Summary

Responsibilities

• Provides respiratory care to assigned population under the guidance of a licensed Respiratory Care Practioner
• Cleans, assembles, and maintains respiratory equipment; distributes equipment and supplies within the facilities; assesses non-stock par levels and communicates needs for ordering process     
• Assists in special projects as delegated by leadership team.       

Requirements

• Current BLS required
• Currently enrolled and in good standing in an accredited Respiratory Care Program within the State of Washington           
• Currently in Junior year of 4-year Respiratory Program or completing first year of Respiratory Program for 2-year academic systems.

Our Values

As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration and Kindness. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

Why MultiCare?

• Mission-driven: Partnering for healing and a healthy future
• Market Leadership: Washington's largest community-based, locally governed health system
• Technology: "Most Wired" healthcare system 10 years in a row
• Employee-centric: Named Forbes "America's Best Employers by State" in 2021
• Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountain, and forest at every turn

Pay and Benefit Expectations

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.

Position Type: Part time - Per Diem
Primary Shift:
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About MultiCare Health System

MultiCare is a not-for-profit health care organization with more than 20,000 team members, including employees, providers and volunteers. MultiCare has been caring for our community for well over a century, since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital and today is the largest community-based, locally governed system of health in the state of Washington, serving communities across Washington and Northern Idaho. MultiCare’s comprehensive system of health includes numerous primary care, urgent care and specialty services — including Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network; MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care; Pulse Heart Institute; MultiCare Medical Associates, affiliated physicians; MultiCare Rockwood Clinic, the largest multispecialty clinic in the Inland Northwest region; and MultiCare Connected Care, our Accountable Care Organization. Eleven hospitals complete the organization: Allenmore Hospital, Auburn Medical Center, Capital Medical Center, Covington Medical Center, Deaconess Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital — the Puget Sound region’s only children’s hospital and state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center for Western Washingt...on — Navos Behavioral Health Hospital, Valley Hospital, Tacoma General Hospital — which is home to the South Puget Sound region’s only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit — and Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital. Our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration and Kindness, serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other. MultiCare is also proud of our commitment to workforce diversity and culturally competent care. This commitment is led by our CEO and supported through employee education and community outreach.

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