Travel Respiratory Therapist - Registered RT/RRT

Travel Respiratory Therapist - Registered RT/RRT

American Traveler

Mt. Vernon, Illinois, United States

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

$2,131.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist with 2+ years of adult acute care ICU and ventilator experience for a night shift hospital position.

Details

• Night shift 3x12-hour schedule from 6:30 PM to 7:00 AM
• Rotating weekend and holiday coverage required
• No on-call requirements
• No floating required outside of scope
• Adult critical care, Emergency Department, and neonatal/pediatric care settings
• Level II basic nursery with bubble CPAP and short-term mechanical ventilation
• Uses Hamilton and Puritan Bennett 840 ventilators
• Charting performed in EPIC

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of respiratory therapy experience required
• Adult acute care ICU and ventilator experience required
• EPIC charting experience required
• BLS and RRT certifications required
• NRP certification preferred
• State license required if applicable
• Prior travel assignment experience required
• Teaching hospital, community hospital, and Trauma Level I experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide respiratory care across adult critical care, emergency department, and neonatal/pediatric populations
• Perform ventilator management including weaning, troubleshooting alarms, and BiPAP/CPAP care
• Draw and interpret arterial blood gases
• Perform airway management including intubation assist, extubation, and suctioning
• Perform tracheostomy care and management
• Perform chest physiotherapy including vest therapy
• Assist with bedside bronchoscopy
• Ceil blue scrub color required
• First-time travelers will not be considered
• Local candidates within 70 miles are not accepted
• Clinicians cannot work past 1 year as a traveler and must take a 6-month break before returning
• RTO should be requested up front when possible; holiday and weekend rotation participation may be required

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12