6 Illinois Respiratory Unit Jobs
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Required Skills/Experience:
References must cover at least 1 full year of relevant experience in specialty within the past 3 years.
Adult Critical Care, Emergency Department work setting experience required.
Airway management devices/suctioning skills and experience required: endotracheal tube/suctioning, extubation, intubation assist, nasal airway placement, nasal airway suctioning, oral airway placement, oropharyngeal/suctioning, sputum specimen collection, tracheostomy/suctioning.
Nebulizer skills/experience required: hand-held, T-piece, trach collar.
Oxygen therapy skills/experience required: bag and mask, ET tube, high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC), T-piece, trach collar, Venturi masks.
Ventilator management skills/experience required: BiPAP, CPAP, troubleshooting high-pressure alarms, weaning from mechanical ventilation.
Preferred Skills/Experience:
Teaching hospital experience is preferred.
Community hospital experience is preferred.
Trauma Level I experience is preferred.
Special Requests:
You must be able to complete labs within 48 hours of signing.
RTO: ideally no more than 5 days.
Allied clinicians that do not require a state license in hand must arrive 3 days prior to start for fingerprints.
Unit Details:
Adult, pediatric, and geriatric patient population.
Bedside bronchoscopies.
Shift & Scheduling:
Will work every other weekend.
On-call is required as needed for the department.
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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.
