Travel Respiratory Therapist - Registered RT/RRT

American Traveler is seeking a Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with 2+ years of experience for a night shift position in an acute care hospital treating all age groups.

Job Details

• Acute care hospital setting with a Level II Trauma designation,
• 180-bed facility with average daily census of 130 patients,
• Night shift schedule (3x12 or 4x12 hours, 1800-0630),
• Weekend rotation every other or every third weekend depending on department need,
• On-call requirement during December through April,
• Floating required within the hospital or to nearby affiliate facilities,
• Treats all age groups from neonatal through geriatric with a wide range of diagnoses,
• Assists with bronchoscopies on occasion,
• Performs nighttime and daytime SAT/SBT responsibilities,
• Responds to Emergency Department for codes, traumas, and severe respiratory distress,
• Level II Nursery with sporadic bubble CPAP and invasive mechanical ventilation,
• Increased HFNC utilization for pediatric patients during RSV season,
• Uses Drager V500 Ventilators, EV 300 Bipaps, V60 Bipaps, ResMed Tabletop PAP Devices, Volara (metaneb), Vest therapy, Aerobika, Breath Actuated Nebulizers, and Aerogen equipment,
• Cerner charting system used,

Job Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience required,
• Active RRT credential required,
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required,
• State license required if applicable,
• Active Illinois license required at time of application (pending licenses not accepted),
• Cerner charting experience required,
• Required experience in Adult Critical Care, Emergency Department, and Pediatrics,
• Preferred experience in NICU, PICU, and patient transports,
• Required airway management skills including ET tube/suctioning, extubation, intubation assist, nasal and oral airway placement/suctioning, pulmonary hygiene, sputum specimen collection, and tracheostomy care,
• Required experience caring for patients with ARDS, aspiration, COVID, cystic fibrosis, fresh tracheostomy, and pneumonia,
• Required medication administration experience including Albuterol, Atrovent, Bicarbonate, Combivent, Flovent, inhaled steroids, Isuprel, Mucomyst, Pulmicort, Racemic epinephrine, Spiriva, Terbutaline Sulfate, Tobramycin, and Xopenex,
• Required experience with aerosol setups, MDI, and Medihaler delivery systems,
• Required experience with cold, hand held, heated, and trach collar nebulizers,
• Required oxygen therapy skills including bag and mask, ET tube, HFNC, and trach collar,
• Required ventilator management skills including BiPap, CPAP, troubleshooting high pressure alarms, and weaning from mechanical ventilation,
• Required neonatal/pediatric skills including bubble CPAP, capillary and umbilical blood gases, CPAP/Nasal CPAP/BIPAP, IMV/SIMV, intubation assist, and pressure/volume ventilator management,
• Required experience caring for infants/children with RSV and transient tachypnea of the newborn,
• Preferred experience with high-risk delivery assistance and neonatal inter-departmental transports,
• Preferred experience caring for infants/children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, near drowning, and respiratory distress syndrome,
• Required professional skills including ABG interpretation, chest physiotherapy, and drawing arterial blood gases,
• Community hospital and Level I/II trauma experience preferred,
• First-time travelers accepted,
• SSN and date of birth required for consideration,

Additional Information

• Provide respiratory care to patients ranging from neonatal to geriatric across multiple units,
• Work as part of a hospital-wide respiratory care team supporting critical care, emergency, and pediatric areas,
• Navy blue scrubs preferred, though any solid color is acceptable if navy is unavailable,
• Parking permit required at no cost, arranged during orientation,
• First day of assignment includes virtual, at-home orientation with required completion of assigned modules by 4:00 PM CST,
• Local candidates accepted with no radius restriction,
• Requested time off ideally limited to no more than 5 days,
• Candidates must work 2 of the 3 major holidays,
• Previous permanent or PRN employees of the hospital system must be separated for at least 12 months before applying as a traveler,
• Travel pairs are not accepted