Respiratory Therapy Residency

St. Joseph’s Health Respiratory Therapy Residency is a year-long transition to practice program designed to provide extra support and training to new graduates as they journey through their first year working in an acute care hospital setting.

Mission Statement:

St. Joseph’s Health is part of Trinity Health, a Catholic national health care system located in Livonia, Michigan. We, St Joseph’s Health and Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. St. Joseph’s has been an innovative leader in health care since our founding in 1869 as the first hospital open to the public in the city of Syracuse. Offering primary, specialty and home care, a Magnet-recognized hospital, and collaboration with community partners, St. Joseph’s Health advances the well-being of the communities we serve through an expanding range of services to ensure our patients achieve optimum long-term health. The role of the residency program and Medical Education is to prepare our graduates to be able to provide excellent medical care to our patients in whatever setting they choose for practice. Residents gain their expertise and career advancement while providing clinical care to a diverse population that is medically, psych-socially, and economically challenged.

Program Overview

• Yearlong transition to practice program that includes training, education, and mentorship
• Professional development including hands-on and structured experimental learning
• Available for full-time and part-time inpatient respiratory therapy roles

Requirements

• Available for Full-Time and Part-Time inpatient respiratory therapy roles.
• Must be a graduate from an accredited Respiratory Therapy program with less than 24 months experience as a RRT.

Program Objectives
• Increase confidence in your ability to provide effective, high-quality patient care
• Build and strengthen skills to adapt to support success working within a large scope of practice
• Provide enhanced support for new-careerists
• Encourage lifelong learning and professional development

Program Components
• 12-month structured plan – including 6-week general orientation, orientation to specialty areas,
procedural certifications, monthy educational programming, team check-ins with cohort, and
yearlong mentorship
• Welcome event, including meet-and-greet dinner
• Regular meetings with members of your cohort to share ideas, opportunities, and navigate
new-careerist challenges
• Continuing educational programming throughout residency program. Examples include
team-building activities, charting modules, professional development topics, therapeutic
principles and advanced skills
• Skill and career growth support to prepare you for promotion to Respiratory Therapist II at the end
of the program

A Testament to our
High-Quality Care.

“Even while doing clinical at St. Joseph’s Health, the team would ask for the opinion of the RT student and RT in regards to the treatment plan. They thoroughly explained their reasoning behind treatment plans to me as a student, allowing me to better understand why we were doing what we were doing.”
Alexandria Wade, BS, RT, RRT
“Participating in the interdisciplinary collaboration and intense effort with my colleagues to create the best scenario for our patients to get better is great, but seeing the difference that can be made for our patients with focus, hard work, and persistence is most rewarding.”
Eric Duke, BSRT, RRT

Locations

Inpatient Respiratory Care at St. Joseph’s Health Hospital

St. Joseph’s Health Hospital is a cardiac specialty hospital and has been voted US News & world Report Best Hospital of the Syracuse Metro area for 9 procedures/conditions including cardiac surgery, cardiac care, COPD management, and pneumonia care.

Neurodiagnostic Services at St. Joseph’s Health Hospital

Our multidisciplinary team includes EEG technicians & respiratory therapists, providing EEG & EMG services for inpatient and outpatient needs. St. Joseph’s Health Hospital was recognized for stroke care with the 2024 Gold Plus Award from American Heart Association.

Pulmonary Function at St. Joseph’s Health Hospital, Medical Office Center, & Pulmonary Health Office

Providing a range of pulmonary testing with state of the art equipment serving inpatient, pre-procedural, and outpatient needs at three sites.

Sleep Disorders testing at St. Joseph’s Sleep Disorders Center

AASM Accredited 12 bed sleep laboratory providing full range of testing including Inspire® for patients 18 years and up. Our Sleep Disorders Center is conveniently located adjacent to the Pulmonary Health Office providing seamless care for patients as they go from referral to testing and treatment of their sleep conditions.

1. St. Joseph’s Health Hospital
2. Medical Office Center at St Joseph’s Health Hospital
3. St. Joseph’s Sleep Disorders Center

Expand your Skills with Exciting Opportunities

Professional Advancement Program
• RT Shared Governance committee
• Self-scheduling
• Rapid Response and Code Teams
• High-risk Labor and Delivery
• Endotracheal Intubations
• Arterial Line Placement
• Pulmonary Function
• Neurodiagnostics
• Sleep Disorders Center
• Mentorship, leadership, and
preceptorship
• Opportunity to cross-train in other
RT locations and modalities

Did you know?

Respiratory Therapists at St. Joseph’s Health perform a wide variety of procedures with therapist-driven protocols, working within the full scope of NYS licensure. This includes but is not limited to intubations, arterial line placement, and level III NICU care.

Apply Today

St. Joseph’s Health will choose Respiratory Therapy Residency applicants based on the required experience.