Travel Allied (Respiratory Therapist) - Respiratory Unit

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

References must cover at least 1 full year of relevant experience in specialty within the past 3 years.

Block Schedules: Yes - Discuss schedule requests with manager.

Previous Charge Experience - Preferred

Clinician-to-Patient Ratio: 1/Point System utilized

Community Hospital Experience - Preferred

Trauma Level II Experience - Preferred

Shift: 4x12 or 3x12s

Avg. Daily Census: 130

Weekend: Will work every other or every third weekend depending on department need.

On call required December-April.

Will float if needed.

Patient Diagnoses: All age groups neonatal through geriatric and all possible diagnoses.

Special Procedures: Assist with bronchoscopies on occasion.

Nighttime and daytime SAT / SBT responsibilities.

Mostly routine respiratory care. Called to Emergency Department for all codes/traumas and severe respiratory distress only.

Level II Nursery with sporadic bubble CPAP and invasive mechanical ventilation.

Peds during RSV season which results in a lot of HFNC utilization.

Required Work Setting Experience: Adult Critical Care, ED, Pediatrics

NICU, PICU, Transports (may need to assist with transfers to sister hospitals) - Preferred

Required Airway Management Devices/Suctioning Skills/Experience: Endrotracheal tube/suctioning, Extubation, Intubation Assist, Nasal airway placement, Nasal airway suctioning, Oral airway placement, Oropharyngeal/suctioning, Pulmonary Hygiene, Sputum specimen collection, Tracheostomy/suctioning.

Required Care of the Patient With: ARDS, Aspiration, COVID, Cystic fibrosis, Fresh tracheostomy, Pneumonia.

Required Medication Administration Skills/Experience: Albuterol, Atrovent, Bicarbonate, Combivent, Flovent, Inhaled steroids, Isuprel, Mucomyst, Pulmicort, Racemic epinephrine, Spiriva, Terbutaline Sulfate, Tobramycin, Xopenex.

Required Medication Delivery System Experience/Skills: Aerosol set up mask, Aerosol set up trach, Medihaler, Metered dose inhaler.

Required Nebulizer Skills/Experience: Cold, Hand held, Heated, Trach collar.

Required Oxygen therapy skills/experience: Bag and mask, ET Tube, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Trach collar.

Required Ventilator Management Skills/Experience: BiPap, CPAP, Troubleshooting high pressure alarms, Weaning from mechanical ventilation.

Required Neonatal/Pediatrics - Equipment/procedures Skills/Experience: Bubble CPAP, Capillary blood gases, CPAP/Nasal CPAP/BIPAP, IMV/SIMV, Intubation Assist, Pressure/Volume Ventilator, Umbilical blood gases.

Assist in high risk delivery, Neonatal transports (inter-departmental) - Preferred

Required Care of the Infant/Child With: Respiratory syncytial virus, Transient Tachypnea of the newborn.

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Near drowning, Respiratory distress syndrome - Preferred

Required Professional Knowledge and Skills: ABG interpretation, Chest physiotherapy, Drawing arterial blood gases.

Dress Code: Scrubs - Navy Blue (preferred), Any solid color if not navy.

Parking Cost: parking permit required, no cost.

Clinician-to-Patient Ratio: 1/3, Weekend - 1/4

Pre-Approved Time Off: 1 Request

Orientation: 36 Hours

Patient Population: Neonates, Adolescents, Infants, Adults, Pediatrics, Geriatrics

Can auto approve non-holiday RTO request. Anything more than the maximum allowed requires facility approval.

Candidate must work 2 out of 3 major holidays.

Floating is 100% required of all travelers. Candidates will float within hospital or to an affiliate hospital/s near by

Background Policy to be noted prior to submission so we can seek approval prior to offer

Any perm or PRN employee of Memorial must be away for 12 months before applying as a traveler

Details:

• AUTO OFFER - NO INTERVIEW: Please request an interview for one match from this facility at a time. You will not interview with the hiring manager if the facility chooses to extend an offer to you for this position. All time off requests must be submitted at application. Scheduling requests must be worked out with the manager directly upon starting the assignment. Any offers for this job will require a clear "Yes" or "No" response from the nurse within 24hrs or the offer must be declined.