TRAVEL REGISTERED RESPIRATORY THERAPIST COST CENTER (754) / 7:00PM- 7:00AM

Respiratory Therapist Position

Capital Regional Medical Center is committed to the care and improvement of human life. Capital Regional Medical Center is a fully-accredited healthcare facility with more than 1,100 employees and 500 physicians. A 266-bed, acute-care hospital that offers 24/7 Emergency Services in Leon and Gadsden Counties including a Pediatric ER, Senior Care ER and an Express Care ER. We also offer a Bariatric Center, Behavioral Health Center, Cancer Center, Chest Pain Center w/PCI, Comprehensive Breast Center, Family Center, Heart & Vascular Center, Orthopedic Center, Physical Therapy Services, Stroke Center, Surgical Services, Wound Healing Center, Network-of-Care Affiliated Physician Practices, and more.

Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life. In recognition of this commitment, we will strive to deliver high quality, cost-effective healthcare in the communities we serve.

In pursuit of our mission, we believe the following value statements are essential and timeless:

• We recognize and affirm the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual.
• We treat all those we serve with compassion and kindness.
• We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness in the way we conduct our business and the way we live our lives.
• We trust our colleagues as valuable members of our healthcare team and pledge to treat one another with loyalty, respect, and dignity.

Unit Profile

Hospital: Capital Regional Medical Center

Location: Tallahassee, FL

Address: 2626 Capital Regional Medical Center - Unit: Respiratory 754

General Information

Unit Specifics:

• Number of Beds: 266
• Patient Ratios:
• Unit staffing description- (unit secretaries and tech availability):
• Type of equipment: Various Ventilators and Bipaps
• Documentation system: Meditech
• Scheduling requirements: minimum of three 12 hour shifts per week with rotating weekends
• Floating policy: Will rotate throughout all inpatient units
• Patient Experience requirements: use of AIDET
• Hospital Specifics- Certifications:

Hiring Profile

Requested Skill Set: Critical Care & Emergency Care

Must have: ICU, ER, Critical adult care weekend rotations

Level 2 Nicu peds is within the scope BLS ACLS PALS

Advanced skills needed:

• Procedures performed on unit: Aerosol treatments, Bipap management, ventilator management

Certifications Required: ACLS, BLS, PALS, NRP

Dress Code: (Required uniform) Scrubs

Unit Guidelines/Policies:

Awards/Recognition: Please include anything that you would like prospective candidates to be aware of, such as, links to videos that feature the department, outstanding department/team awards.

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment: Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc.

The CRMC RT family consists of 30 well-rounded colleagues with varying levels of experience. Respiratory therapist here at CRMC rotate through all floors and our two 10 bed ICUs. Working at the top of their licenses, all of the RTs on staff are competent to perform a multitude of tasks such as intubation, arterial line insertion and bedside bronchoscopy assist. Within the interdisciplinary team, the RT team participates in daily nursing unit department rounding and works closely with multiple disciplines to enhance the care provided to our patients. The RT department utilizes new Puritan Bennet 980 ventilators, Vapotherm, Phillips V60 +, Seimens EPOC bedside ABG analyzers and much more to deliver quality to care.