Respiratory Therapist

Opportunity:

Respiratory Therapist - Registered Respiratory Therapist

Job Details:

• Rotate between acute and long-term care settings working 3 twelve-hour shifts per week
• Every other weekend required with at least 6 weekend shifts per 13-week contract
• Night call required approximately 1 every other week
• Patient ratio experience of 1:20 required
• Scrubs must be any shade of gray or a gray and black combination
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from facility; candidates within 75 miles are not accepted
• Minimum 1 year of experience required
• New York state nursing license required and must be in hand at time of submission
• Epic charting experience is a hard requirement
• Candidates will be required to float
• Required certifications: BLS, RRT, ACLS
• Work settings required: Adult Critical Care and Emergency Department
• Treat patients across all age groups including infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics
• Manage patient diagnoses including CHF, COPD, pneumonia, respiratory failure, and respiratory infections
• Perform special procedures including ABG sampling, ventilator management, patient assessment, and pulmonary hygiene
• Operate special equipment including Hamilton Vent, Servo-U Vent, NKV330 (NIV device), AIRVO2, Dream Machines, and V30s
• Perform airway management including endotracheal tube suctioning, extubation, intubation assist, nasal and oral airway placement, oropharyngeal suctioning, sputum specimen collection, and tracheostomy suctioning
• Administer nebulizer treatments via handheld, T-piece, and trach collar
• Provide oxygen therapy including bag and mask, ET tube, high flow nasal cannula (HFNC), T-piece, and trach collar
• Manage ventilators including BiPAP, CPAP, troubleshooting high pressure alarms, and weaning from mechanical ventilation
• Previous charge experience preferred
• Community hospital, LTAC, Trauma Level I and Level II experience preferred