Job Title: Respiratory Therapist
Profession: Allied Health
Specialty: Respiratory Therapy
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 12-Hour Nights
Hours per Shift: 12 hours, weekends as scheduled
Experience: Minimum of 3 years required
License: Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) via NBRC or Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) acceptable for grandfathered individuals
Certifications: BLS, ACLS required
Must-Have:
- Prefer 3-4 years of experience
- Will accept first-time travelers
Description:
This role involves providing respiratory therapy services in various settings.
Treatments per day average 90-100.
Adult, pediatric, and neonate patients are treated, excluding NICU.
Responsibilities include administering floor duties, breathing treatments, ABGs, capillary sticks for I-Stats, and managing respiratory equipment.
There is no requirement to perform EKGs.
Assist with intubations as needed; independent intubation is not required.
The department is supervised by a Director during weekdays.
Charge Respiratory Therapists are available on other shifts.
Travelers will not be the only Respiratory Therapist in-house.
Equipment used includes Puritan Bennett 840s, BiPAP V60s, and High Flow-Airvo 2s.
A 4-week rotating schedule is in place with no self-scheduling.
Work requires every other weekend and may include holiday rotations.
No call or standby call requirements exist.
There are 1-3 shifts of unit specific orientation as needed.
Scrub color is teal, acceptable scrub pattern shirts may also be worn.
The charting system used is Cerner.