Job Title: Respiratory Therapist
Profession: RRT
Specialty: Respiratory Therapy
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 18:45 - 07:15
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum of 2 years recent experience with ventilators, ventilator weaning, tracheostomy, ET tube, CPAP, BiPAP, and nebulizer treatment.
License: Must have state RT license.
Certifications: NBRC RRT or CRT certification, ACLS & BLS certifications (must be through the American Heart Association).
Must-Have:
- 2 years of recent experience with ventilators and related procedures.
- NBRC RRT or CRT certification attached to submission.
- State RT license attached to resume.
- ACLS & BLS certifications attached to submission.
Description:
The Respiratory Therapist is registered or certified by the National Board of Respiratory Care to provide Cardiopulmonary Services.
The Respiratory Therapist is responsible for following protocols approved by the medical staff and department policy and procedures.
This role includes providing timely diagnostic and therapeutic services to both inpatients and outpatients.
Responsibilities include assisting physicians with invasive and non-invasive procedures.
Delivering medicated aerosols via medical compressed gas is part of the role.
The position involves maintaining airways and managing ventilators.
Duties also include the insertion of arterial lines, intubations, and performing pulmonary function studies.
The Respiratory Therapist will conduct cardiac and pulmonary stress tests and blood gas analyses.