Lakeland Community College students
practice respiratory therapy in a clinical
setting at MetroHealth. Jan Cevasco,
Jaspreet Ahluwalia, Pat Niswender,
, Preceptor Kathy Bauer, and Dustin
Dornbrook are shown with the Cleveland
Metro Life Flight. Following clinicals
and one more year of study, students
will begin their careers in respiratory
therapy.
Respiratory
Care is a rapidly growing licensed health care field.
Respiratory Therapists work in a variety of clinical
settings
treating patients with heart and lung diseases. Therapists
work as members of the health care team assessing patient
status, administering respiratory medications, drawing
and analyzing blood samples, and working with various
types of life support equipment.
Some
of Lakeland's Respiratory Therapist program graduates
have pursued the following career paths: cardiac
and pulmonary stress testing in outpatient laboratories
and in-hospital laboratories - intensive care: neonatal/pediatric,
medical/surgical - respiratory care in area hospitals,
subacute care facilities, and long term care facilities
- medical school - nurse anesthetist - transport/emergency
care team members - medical law - supervisory/management/administration
- sales/marketing - clinical education - polysomnography
(sleep study technician) - pulmonary rehabilitation
- home care - vascular lab technology - organ transplant
team members - pharmaceuticals - nurse practitioner
CRT/RRT
PRN positions available all shifts. Competitive rates.
Akron
General Hospital
Contact:
Lisa
Wilson, R.R.T.
Phone:
330.344.2051
Cleveland
Clinic Foundation
Contact:
Doug
Orens
Phone:
216.444.8338
Cleveland Clinic Emergency Department
We are expanding services and have immediate openings for Registered
and Registry Eligible Therapists.
Contact:
Rebecca Meredith, R.R.T.
Phone:
216.445.4554
Hytech
Homecare
Contact:
Jim
Stegmaier
Phone:
440.255.4468
(Ext. 107)
Meridia
Recruitment
Contact:
Jan
Vance
Phone:
440.446.8703
MetroHealth
Medical Center
Contact:
Eddie
Williams
Phone:
216.778.7800
(Human Resources)
Rainbow
Babies and Childrens Hospital
Contact:
Megan Mckeown
Talent Management Specialist II
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
11100 Euclid Avenue, MCCO 6035
Cleveland, OH 44106
P 216-844-4094
F 216-844-4765
