Contract Details
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Benefits
Additional Information
References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you're applying to.
Special Requests:
The facility tries to accommodate block scheduling and will work with travelers.
No holiday requirements are expected; requested holiday time off may be allowed based on staffing needs.
Unit Details:
The first treatment round is typically the busiest and includes inhalers; caseloads may change from 13 patients at the start to 5 patients.
Ventilator assignments range from 1:1 to 1:6; during COVID, they were about 1:8.
The assignment covers inpatient care; travelers do not cover outpatient or sleep lab.
Patients include pediatric patients and neonates. High-acuity neonates are ventilated and transferred when transport arrives, babies remain on CPAP, and the pediatric floor uses high-flow nasal cannula.
Travelers may become preceptors.
Respiratory therapists draw ABGs using EPOC.
Respiratory therapists perform EKGs when needed.
Respiratory therapists assist with intubation.
Respiratory therapists use bronch adapters and assist with bronchoscopies.
Equipment includes Puritan Bennett 980 ventilators, two Draeger ventilators for the nursery, Philips CPAP and BiPAP, Dream Stations, V30s, EV300s, V60s with an HFT option, Optiflow for high flow, and Parapac for transport.
V60s have an HFT option used during COVID, and Dream Stations and V30s should be repaired next year.
Respiratory therapists assist with transports.
Shift & Scheduling:
The department uses a 12-week schedule, which may be somewhat mismatched at the beginning.
Every other weekend.
No call.
Floating Requirements:
When assigned to the ER or ICU, therapists stay there for the day; floor assignments fluctuate.
Therapists may move floors after first rounds.
Respiratory therapists will assist throughout the hospital.
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