Hawkeye Community College - Respiratory Care Program

Job opportunity (x8) at Gundersen Health System in LaCrosse, WI. Contact:
Craig Masters

HR Program Consultant | Recruitment Services

Ofc: 608-775-0561| Mailstop: FS6-001 | [email protected]

Join us virtually on July 25th to learn how you can elevate your role as an RT, drive impact and showcase value to your organization’s leadership team. Register now: https://tinyurl.com/3ne2ydza

2024 IaSRC Leadership Summit information!!

AARC Impact Series

Sign Up for the Webinar July 25!

Only two days left to sign up for the Respiratory Therapy Impact Series: Showcasing RT Value - Putting Evidence Into Action in Your Hospital

This informative webinar series will highlight the vital role of respiratory therapists and how their contributions can be maximized within your healthcare facility.

Meaningful topics will include:

Maximizing Your Financial Acumen: Understanding and managing a budget are key to showing the value respiratory therapy can bring to an organization.
Defining RT Value and Obtaining Leadership Buy-in: How can you reinforce the value of respiratory therapists when staffed appropriately and working at their full licensure?
Engaging Your Leadership Team and C-Suite to Advocate for RT: What is the way in with your leadership team and C-Suite to build advocacy for the science and art of respiratory therapy?
This is a complimentary webinar open to all Respiratory Therapists, regardless of membership status. AARC members who attend will also benefit from a valuable enduring resource guide and "Respiratory Therapy Impact Series " toolkit!
https://www.aarc.org/the-respiratory-therapy-impact-series/

Join us Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:00 AM CST!

Register Now
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AKe7x6kpTIO4dXW-bpxH_g #/registration

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Respiratory Therapy Impact Series - Showcasing RT Value: Putting Evidence Into Action in Your Hospital. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Respiratory Therapy Impact Series - Showcasing RT Value: Putting Evidence Into Action in Your Hospital. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Job opportunity in Spirit Lake!
https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/avera/ #/job/96402

I am super proud of these ladies and how well they did at the Mayo RT Challenge. They were in the final 4 of the Sputum Bowl and the final 2 of the Apollo Challenge. After over an hour, and a photo finish, the Lung and the Breathless team came in second, but they poured their blood, sweat, and tears into the challenge so I couldn’t ask for more! They had a great time and learned so much. Thanks Mayo for another great learning opportunity. I also want to thank Blake for being a great chaperone and giving the team confidence when they needed it. It was great for them to see the what their future could hold!

Hanging out at the Waterloo Career Center!

We need permanent telehealth virtual pulmonary rehabilitation for Medicare beneficiaries | American Association for Respiratory Care  U.S. Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act (S 3021). This bipartisan legislation is a companion to HR 1406 introduced in the House of Representatives.  

As Respiratory Care Week comes to a close, I hope all Respiratory Therapists felt the love and appreciation for all you do!! I am always proud of my profession, but it is nice to have a week to be extra proud! Thanks for helping everyone breathe easy!!

Hawkeye (and respiratory care) students volunteering at the Children's Halloween party!

Need CEU's?? The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Respiratory Care Seminar is coming soon. October 19-20 in Coralville. Registration is open!

I almost forgot! It was interesting to have graduation before finals, and new policies at graduation made it impossible to get all the grads together after the ceremony…But we are Respiratory Therapists and can handle anything! Congrats to all the Class of 2023 graduates!! This class claims it will earn the Best Class Ever award…They know what they have to do! Good luck to all. I am already proud.

The Cedar Valley Respiratory Care Seminar has been finalized! It will be Thursday June 8th from 0800-1600. I am always excited about my speakers and this year is no different!! Dr. Josh Pruitt, Emergency Physician, will be discussing EtCO2. Dr. Elaine Eshbaugh, Professor of Gerontology from UNI and faculty running the Dementia Simulation House, will be presenting on Dementia. VGM RTs Dave Lyman and Boone Lockard will be presenting on "How Respiratory Therapists Can Have a Positive Impact on Reducing Readmissions and Drive Revenue". Libby Uhlenhopp ARNP-DNP-FNP-C will be talking about Pulmonary Hypertension and the RT. And last, but not least, the You Tube sensation Respiratory Coach, Joe Lewis RRT, being sponsored by Radiometer, will present on Driving Pressure and Medical Ethics for Respiratory Care.
Cost $45 for 6 CRCEs.
Here is the link to register. I hope to see everyone there!
https://www.hawkeyecollege.edu/calendars/cedar-valley-respiratory-care-seminar-6-8-2023

Hawkeye graduate! Go Courtney!

Employee Spotlight: Courtney Palmer, Director of Cardiopulmonary Services. Courtney has worked at HCMH since 2006 and she (and her team) provide cardiac rehab, pulmonary rehab, arrange sleep studies, hook up holter monitors, and treat patients.

What sets HCMH apart?
I don’t know of any other hospital that has grown or changed in a short amount of time like we have here. We don’t try to be like everybody else – we want to be the best for THIS community. We are very community oriented and we have a strong sense of pride in who we are and what we accomplish. - Courtney Palmer

Happy Respiratory Care week to a great group of future RTs!! Thank you to first year students Rachel and Brittany for attending our luncheon!

Want to work at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics??

Another CRCE (CEU) opportunity!

CRCE (CEU) opportunity! Please email me if you need the link.

Fall Fest 2022!! Thank you to the students who took time on their day off to promote the profession (Melissa, Kayla, and Blake). And thanks to Thomas for taking his lunch break to fill in. They did such a great job!
Did you notice the pig lungs are back?!

My name is Deane Baldwin, and I am the General Manager for Apria Healthcare branches in Carroll, Creston, Red Oak, and Urbandale, Iowa.

I am reaching out to Respiratory Therapy programs throughout the state to share a great job opportunity for a full time Respiratory Therapist, based out of our Apria Healthcare branch office in Des Moines (Urbandale). If you are aware of any former or soon to graduate RT’s that are considering work outside of the hospital environment, I would love the opportunity to speak with them!

Here is a link to the job posting. https://careers.apria.com/jobs/17142?lang=en-us

Thank you ahead of time for sharing, and would be happy to talk with you, or anyone who may have questions!

Take care,

Deane

Deane Baldwin

General Manager - Carroll, Creston, Red Oak, Urbandale; Iowa
4531 NW Urbandale Dr.
515-252-0577
Cell 515-321-5617
www.apria.com

Apria | Home Healthcare For Sleep Apnea, COPD, Wound Care, Diabetes Apria is a leading US provider of home healthcare equipment delivery and in-home clinical services for COPD, sleep apnea, diabetes, wound therapy, and more

There is still time to register for the Cedar Valley Respiratory Care Seminar 2022! It is next Friday, June 10th from 0815-1600. If you want to get ahead on your CEUs before the summer really gets going, this is the seminar for you. We have some awesome topics planned for the day. Register now!
https://www.hawkeyecollege.edu/calendars/cedar-valley-respiratory-care-seminar-6-10-2022

Look at these lovely graduates from the ceremony last Friday!! Finals are now complete, so they can finally take a breather before the preceptorship! Congratulations!

Cedar Valley Respiratory Care Seminar now open for registration. Friday June 10th, 2022 from 8:15-4:00 on Hawkeye's main campus, for 6 contact hours. $45.
Here are the sessions: Optimizing Safe Patient Monitoring; Multidisciplinary Approach to Speaking Valve Placement; Care for Head and Neck Cancer Patients, Including Total Laryngectomy; Surviving Covid: A Patient's Perspective; Advancements in the Treatment of OSA: Inspire Therapy; Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment.
I am super excited for all of these speakers and to be in person again!
Link: https://hawkeyecollege.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&int_class_id=48933

Respiratory Care Seminar This seminar provides professional continuing education for respiratory therapists and other health care profession...

Look at the beautiful tie blankets the respiratory care students made for children at the local hospitals! Great job everyone!

Job opportunity at Crossing Rivers in Prairie du Chien, WI. 2 RT positions open: 12 hour night shifts with sleep lab opportunities and one has rotating every 3rd week day and night shift.
Laurie Fritz
Director of Respiratory Therapy
37868 US HWY 18| Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
[email protected] | P: 608.357.2363| F: 608.357.2321

Save the date for the Cedar Valley Respiratory Care Seminar! It will be Friday June 10th, 2022. Planning for in-person and 6 contact hours (CEUs). More details to come!

Save the date! The Iowa Lung Conference is going virtual. It will be on Friday April 22nd, 2022 and will be 6 CEUs. Please keep checking their webpage for more information as it becomes available.
www.iasrc.org

Iowa Society for Respiratory Care IaSRC It is an honor to support the Respiratory Therapists in Iowa. In consideration of your hard work, burnout, and overwhelming need, the Iowa Society for Respiratory Care and Lung Conference Planning Committee have decided to transition to a virtual conference for 2022. We hope this will be the f...

CEU opportunity! Online seminar through Mary Greeley Medical Center on October 8th.

Job Opportunity - Unity Point (Allen) Sleep Center. It is a night position working 3 - 12 hour shifts from 7PM - 7AM. Please see website for details or contact Mr. Rondorf.

Steven J. Rondorf, RPSGT/RST/R. EEG T.
Regional Manager, Center for Sleep and Neurodiagnostic Department

UnityPoint Health: Waterloo
3735 University Avenue
Waterloo, IA 50701
(319) 874-4992 office
(319) 883-2734 cell
(319) 874-4997 fax
[email protected]

Job opportunities in Pella!

Pella Regional Health Center job opportunity! We are looking to hire a Fulltime Respiratory Therapist:

Brief job summary:

Provides respiratory care and life support to patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system. Performs diagnostic testing of cardiovascular and pulmonary system to aide physicians in diagnosis and treatment of heart and lung disorders. Demonstrates competence in working with neonates, infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults and geriatrics.

For more information and to apply click here:

https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/pella/ #/job/3966


Pella Regional Health Center job opportunity! We are looking to hire a Fulltime Night Sleep Technologist:

Brief job summary:

A Polysomnographic Technologist works under the general supervision of the Clinical Director (M.D., D.O., or PhD) or designee to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders. This may involve polysomnography, diagnostic and therapeutic services or patient care and education. A Polysomnographic Technologist can perform the duties defined for a Polysomnographic Technician and may provide supervision of other staff.

For more information and to apply click here:

https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/pella/ #/job/3960

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