Registered Respiratory Therapist - RRT

Unit Notes
**RECENT LEVEL 1 OR LEVEL 2 EXP REQUIRED**
BLS, ACLS, RRT or CRT required (NRP & PALS preferred)*

Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity.

**Driver's license required at submittal and will be used to determine if candidate is outside 50 miles.**
**Fingernail policy: Artificial nails are prohibited in all departments providing patient care- refusal to remove nails will lead to termination of contract

- Types of patients (adults, peds, and neonates?): All- neonates to geriatrics
- What areas do they cover (Inpatient, Outpatient, ER, Rehab, Sleep Lab, etc.): Inpatient- covering all areas/floors
- Experience or 'Must have' skills: EKGs, bedside bronchs, and bedside spirometry
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house 24/7?: Yes
- Is there a Respiratory Manager/Supervisor/Lead Therapist on each shift?: Lead
- Would the traveler ever be the only RT in-house?: No
- RT Equipment (Brand for Vents, Cpap, Bipap, High Flow): Vents: Drager, Servo I, Carefusion (Heliox and Nicu use only); Bipaps: Vision, V60, V30, Respironics S/T; High flow: Airvo2
- Shifts & Scheduling: 7-7, Team scheduling
- Weekend Requirements: Days: every third, Nights: every other
- Holiday Requirements: Rotate with perm staff
- Floating Requirements: To different area throughout the hospital in the RT capacity
- How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 3-12 hour shifts
- Additional Notes: The best things about working in this department is the ability to work in a different level of patient care every day, the teamwork between RT, providers, and nursing. Attributes that help an RT be successful here include time management skills, flexibility, adaptability, communication, teamwork, and willingness to learn.

Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidate may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity.
RTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13 week contract). Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions.
Entered on: 11/30/2023

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