Job Title: Respiratory Therapist
Profession: RRT
Specialty: Respiratory Therapy
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift: 18:45 - 07:15
Hours per Shift: 36
Experience: Minimum 1 year of recent experience with ventilators, ventilator weaning, tracheostomy, ET tube, CPAP, BiPAP, nebulizer treatments.
License: OK RT license required.
Certifications: NBRC RRT or CRT certification, ACLS & BLS certifications (American Heart Association).
Must-Have: Must have certifications attached to submission.
Description:
The Respiratory Therapist is responsible for providing Cardiopulmonary Services.
The Respiratory Therapist follows protocols approved by the medical staff and department policies and procedures.
They are required to provide timely diagnostic and therapeutic services to both inpatients and outpatients.
Responsibilities include assisting physicians with invasive and non-invasive procedures.
Delivery of medicated aerosols via medical compressed gas is also required.
The role includes maintaining airways and ventilator management.
Involvement in the insertion of arterial lines, intubations, pulmonary function studies, cardiac and pulmonary stress tests, and blood gases is expected.