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Travel Allied (Respiratory Therapist) - Respiratory Unit
$2,666/wk
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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/Experience:
- Previous critical care experience.
- Level 1 trauma center with high acuity patients.
- Must have acute care/ trauma experience.
- Skills: Adult Critical Care, Emergency Department, Transports, Airway Management Devices/Suctioning, Extubation, Intubation Assist, Nasal airway placement, Oral airway placement, Oral/nasal Suctioning, Pulmonary Hygiene, Tracheostomy care/management, ARDS, Fresh tracheostomy, Pneumonia, Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Flovent, Inhaled steroids, Pulmicort, Racemic epinephrine, Spiriva, BiPAP, Flow-by, CPAP, IMV (intermittent Mandatory Ventilation), Troubleshooting high pressure alarms, Weaning from mechanical ventilation, Aerosol set up mask, Aerosol set up trach, Medihaler, Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI), Nebulizer, Cold, Hand held, Heated, Ultrasonic, T-piece, Trach collar, Oxygen therapy, Bag and mask, ET Tube, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Trach collar, Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs), Chest Physiotherapy: Vest, Chest Physiotherapy, Drawing arterial blood gases, assist w external transports, call out missing skils
Preferred Skills/Experience: Skills: NICU, Nasal airway suctioning, Sputum specimen collection, Aspiration, Bronchoscopy, COVID, Cystic fibrosis, Inhaled Flolan, Isuprel, Ketamine, Lidocaine, Mucomyst, Nitric Oxide (INo), Perforomist, Terbutaline Sulfate, Theophylline, Tobramycin, Xopenex, High frequency jet ventilator, High frequency oscillator, Apnea Monitor, Assist in high risk delivery, Bubble CPAP, Capillary blood gases, CPAP/Nasal CPAP/BIPAP, High frequency jet ventilator, IMV/SIMV, Intubation Assist, Neonatal transports (inter-departmental), Oscillating Ventilator, Pressure/Volume Ventilator, Respiratory distress syndrome, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Transient Tachypnea of the newborn
Shift & Scheduling: EOW/EOH
Floating Requirements: Cross campus coverage which includes University, Memorial, and Marlborough. Marlborough hours are 6-6.
You must be able to complete labs within 48 hours of signing.
Travel Respiratory Therapist Job Responsibilities & Salary
Respiratory Therapists care for patients who have pulmonary diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and who have lung dysfunction because of another condition, such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by sepsis or trauma. Job responsibilities for Respiratory Therapists often include assessing patients’ breathing function, managing equipment such as oxygen delivery devices, and responding to emergency situations to provide respiratory support. Requirements for Respiratory Therapists include earning at least an associate degree and obtaining state licensure. The average annual salary for Respiratory Therapists in the United States is more than $70,000.
