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:

Required Skills and Experience: Work Settings, Adult Critical Care, Emergency Department, Medication Delivery Systems, Aerosol set up mask, Aerosol set up trach, Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI), Medication Administration, Albuterol, Atrovent, Flovent, Inhaled steroids, Racemic epinephrine, Xopenex, Care of Patient With, ARDS, COVID, Pneumonia, Neonatal/Pediatrics - Equipment/procedures, Assist in high risk delivery, CPAP/Nasal CPAP/BIPAP, Intubation Assist, Oxygen therapy, Bag and mask, ET Tube, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Professional Knowledge and Skills, Basic EKG, Chest Physiotherapy, Chest Physiotherapy: Vest, Drawing arterial blood gases, Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs), Ventilator Management, BiPAP, CPAP, Troubleshooting high pressure alarms, Weaning from mechanical ventilation, Airway Management Devices/Suctioning, Extubation, Intubation Assist, Nasal airway placement, Nasal airway suctioning, Oral airway placement, Oral/nasal Suctioning, Pulmonary Hygiene, Sputum specimen collection, Tracheostomy care/management, Nebulizer, Hand held, Ultrasonic, Care of the Infant/Child With, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Preferred Skills and Experience: Community Hospital Experience. Pediatrics, Mucomyst, Pulmicort, Aspiration, Trach collar, T-piece, Trach collar, Near drowning, Respiratory distress syndrome, Transient Tachypnea of the newborn.

Required Credentials: Drivers License/State ID, Government Issued Photo ID.

Shift & Scheduling Requirements: Every other weekend required. Traveler will participate in holiday rotation.

Floating Requirements: RRT will be utilized throughout facility.

Special Request Requirements: Open to accommodating block schedule- Manager’s discretion.

Unit and Facility Details: Work as only RT on duty. Cover deliveries to floor care to ICU to ED. Respond to all CODEs, Rapids, and Traumas. Census can vary as is a small rural hospital. Relatively busy ED. Neo: attend most deliveries as support, provide occasional PPV/NRP, any baby requiring NICU care are transferred. Peds: Treat in ED. Any ped admits get transferred. Adults: we do keep "simple" vented patients. No specialists in house, so complicated cases get transferred. Parking Cost: Free in parking garage