Respiratory Therapist - 1st Shift - DAYS
Posted Sep 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
This day shift role includes rounds, discharges and complex care plans with a lot of autonomy. Tell me about a time you led a respiratory plan on rounds.
What they are checking: Whether they have the confidence and experience to contribute as a peer in interdisciplinary rounds.
Tell me about a code or rapid response you were part of. What was your role?
What they are checking: Performance in emergencies, especially airway management and team communication.
The schedule includes every third weekend. How does that work for you?
What they are checking: Whether they can honestly commit to the posted schedule, including the every-third-weekend rotation.
Describe a time you disagreed with a nurse about a patient's respiratory care.
What they are checking: Collaborative conflict resolution that keeps the focus on the patient.
What would you do
A physician orders a treatment you think isn't helping the patient. What do you do?
What they are checking: Willingness to advocate with evidence while respecting the care team's decision process.
You have three treatments due, a rapid response and a discharge teaching session at the same time. How do you prioritize?
What they are checking: Triage judgment and use of the team when demand exceeds one therapist.
About the work
Walk me through how you'd wean a child off high-flow nasal cannula.
What they are checking: Clinical reasoning around weaning criteria and monitoring, a daily task in pediatric RT.
How do ventilator settings differ for an infant compared to an adult?
What they are checking: Understanding of pediatric ventilation like smaller tidal volumes and pressure considerations.
How do you prepare a family to manage home oxygen or a trach at discharge?
What they are checking: Teaching and discharge skills, which the posting names as part of the day role.
How do you assess work of breathing in a baby who can't tell you how they feel?
What they are checking: Skill reading retractions, nasal flaring, grunting and other signs specific to infants.
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