Allied / Tech - Respiratory Therapist

Allied / Tech - Respiratory Therapist

Shift: Night 3x12 Nights (18:30 - 07:00) On Call/Weekend Requirement: No on call requirement, every other weekend required; holiday coverage expected Float Requirement: Float between Adult and NICU Local Rate within 60 Miles of facility Requirements: - 2 years of experience as an RRT in Adult Critical Care and NICU - 1 prior travel assignment completed - BLS - CRT - MD State licensure - ED experience preferred - ACLS preferred Special Equipment: Ventilators: Draeger V500 Servo U Job Position Details: - Traveler will be doing the following: Airway Management Devices/Suctioning: Endotracheal tube/suctioning, Extubation, Nasal airway placement, Nasal airway suctioning, Oral airway placement, Oropharyngeal/suctioning, Pulmonary Hygiene, Sputum specimen collection, Tracheostomy/suctioning, ABG interpretation - Skills Required for success: Airway Management Devices/Suctioning, Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Flovent, Inhaled steroids, Isuprel, Lidocaine, Perforomist, Pulmicort, Racemic epinephrine, Spiriva, Terbutaline Sulfate, Tobramycin, Xopenex, Aerosol set up mask, Aerosol set up trach, Medihaler, Metered dose inhaler, Nebulizer, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Trach collar, BiPAP, CPAP, Troubleshooting high pressure alarms, Weaning from mechanical ventilation, Assist in high risk delivery, Umbilical blood gases, Draeger V500, Draeger VN500, Servo U, Comfortable drawing and analyzing ABGs, Cerner (Skills Preferred: Bronchoscopy, Bicarbonate, Inhaled Flolan, Ketamine, Mucomyst, Nitric Oxide (INo), Theophylline) Facility Information: Short Term Acute Care Facility; Teaching Hospital; Member of the COTH Total Staffed Beds: 338 Charting: Cerner Scrubs: not provided; scrub color: ceil blue ***This facility requires that all employees have the Flu vaccine*** Submittals: Low Job Requirements & Qualifications Previous Charge Experience: - Years of Experience: 2 Patient Ratio Experience: Charting System Experience: Required Charting System Name: Cerner Community Hospital Experience: Preferred LTAC Experience: - Trauma Level I Experience: Preferred Trauma Level II Experience: Preferred Travel Experience Required: Yes Certifications: ACLS*, BLS, CRT, NRP, PALS*, RRT*, MD State License Skills: Adult Critical Care, Aerosol set up mask, Aerosol set up trach, Albuterol, Assist in high risk delivery, Atrovent, Bicarbonate*, BiPAP, Bronchoscopy*, Combivent, CPAP, Emergency Department*, Extubation, Flovent, Hand held, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Inhaled Flolan*, Inhaled steroids, Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs), Isuprel, Ketamine*, Lidocaine, Medihaler, Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI), Mucomyst*, Nasal airway placement, Nasal airway suctioning, NICU, Nitric Oxide (INo)*, Oral airway placement, Oral/nasal Suctioning, Perforomist, Pulmicort, Pulmonary Hygiene, Racemic epinephrine, Spiriva, Sputum specimen collection, T-piece, Terbutaline Sulfate, Theophylline*, Tobramycin, Trach collar, Trach collar, Tracheostomy care/management, Troubleshooting high pressure alarms, Umbilical blood gases, Weaning from mechanical ventilation, Xopenex Unit Details Staffing & Scheduling Scheduling Type: - Patient Ratios Days: - Patient Ratios Nights: - Patient Ratios Weekends: - Float Required: Float between Adult and NICU units Call Required: - Weekend Coverage: True Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract: - Pre-Approved Time Off: - Orientation Hours: 36 Facility & Patient Care Details Patient Age Groups: Neonates, Infants, Adults, Geriatrics Daily Census: - Number of Visits Per Day: - Number of Rooms: - Number of Beds: - Additional Unit Information Interdisciplinary Support: Respiratory Services, Rapid Response Teams Patient Diagnoses: Candidate must be able to float between adult and neonatal patient populations. Comfortable drawing and analyzing ABGs. Special Procedures/Unit Details: - Special Equipment: Be familiar with Drager and Servo ventilators. REQUIRED VENT: Draeger V500 Draeger VN500 Servo U