Description

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist for a critical care position requiring intubation experience and a minimum of 2 years of experience in a 300+ bed acute care hospital on night shift.

Details

• Acute care setting within the Respiratory Therapy department
• Adult ICU and floor patient population; NICU staffed separately under nursing management
• Common conditions include COPD, CHF, pneumonia, respiratory failure, ARDS, and cancers
• Performs nebulizer treatments, airway management, Vapotherm, BiPAP, CPAP, vent management, ABG collection, bedside PFTs, and CPT
• In ICU, RTs place A-lines, manage blood gases, intubate patients, and perform bronchoscopies
• Uses Servo vents (U and I models)
• Charts using MEDITECH EMR
• Night shift, 7p-7a schedule with 12-hour shifts
• Works either M-Th or F-Sun team rotation with shifting hours based on team assignment
• Rotates holiday coverage with permanent staff, averaging every other holiday
• No on-call requirements
• In-house hospitalist/intensivist coverage 24/7 for code response
• 24/7 in-house pharmacy support
• Average patient load of 13-15 patients per shift with approximately 550 minutes of treatment time
• ICU assignments average up to 4 airways per therapist

Requirements

• Current RRT certification required
• GA state license required if applicable
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required
• NRP certification required if working in NICU
• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• Critical care experience required, including comfort with intubating patients
• Experience in a 300+ bed facility required
• Minimum of 1 completed travel contract required
• Must be comfortable working adult ICU and managing vents, including reading ABGs and alerting on critical values
• Floor assignments require minimum 1 year of experience

Additional Information

• Respiratory therapists serve as first responders for intubations, with hospitalist support for codes
• Team includes a Charge RT and Clinical Coordinator role
• First week of orientation includes hospital and charting orientation, with gradually increasing patient load; ICU assignments include an additional week of orientation
• High patient workload and heavy caseload expected
• Scrub color requirement is ceil blue; ceil blue jacket permitted
• Candidates must reside outside a 75-mile radius of the facility to be eligible for placement
• Previous employees of the facility within the last 12 months are not eligible for placement
• First-time travelers are not considered for this position due to travel contract experience requirement