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Norton Healthcare is the leading hospital and health care system (44 percent market share) serving the Greater Louisville metro area, including Southern Indiana and patients throughout Kentucky. We are the third largest private employer, and for the past three years have been named one of the Top 25 Best Places to Work in Kentucky. In 2007, we also were named Outstanding Employer of the Year, as ranked by KentuckianaWorks, for the third time in five years (2007, 2005, 2003). The not-for-profit system - the largest in Kentucky and rated one of the top 100 integrated health care delivery systems in the country - includes three large adult hospitals and the only free-standing pediatric hospital in Kentucky, Kosair Children´s Hospital, which obtained Magnet designation for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center in 2007. A fourth adult hospital will open in late 2009. In addition Norton Healthcare includes 10 Norton Immediate Care Centers, 9,800 employees, nearly 300 employed medical providers at more than 50 locations and some 2,000 total physicians on its medical staff. Norton Healthcare serves the Greater Louisville metro area, including Southern Indiana, and patients throughout Kentucky. Norton Healthcare´s state-of-the-art services include Norton Heart Care and Pulmonary Services, Norton Cancer Institute, Norton Ortho/Neuro/Spine Care, Norton Women´s Pavilion, Norton Stroke Care, Norton Surgical Services and pediatrics.As a Certified Respiratory Care Practitioner you´re responsible for pulmonary care as directed by the patients primary care physician, including assignment, monitoring, and treating patients with pulmonary complications. The Practitioner must be able to serve as a member of the patient care team to asses and develop care plans, evaluate appropriateness of respiratory care modalities, and assist with discharge plans. JOB REQUIREMENTS: *Certified Respiratory Therapist, National Boards of Respiratory Care Registry*Current license from Kentucky Board of Respiratory CareNorton Healthcare offers a competitive benefit package including: *Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance *Paid Vacation, Sick Days and Holidays *Short and Long Term Disability *Retirement Benefits *403b Plan *Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) *College Savings Plan *Children´s Choice Day Care Center *Downtown Fitness Center *Free Parking *Screening Requirements: Drug Screen & Criminal Background CheckEOE/M/F/D/V