Description

American Traveler is seeking a Respiratory Therapist for a 13-week night shift assignment in a large acute care hospital, requiring 2+ years of critical care experience and RRT or CRT certification.

Details

• Acute care setting within the Respiratory Therapy department
• Cares for general medical, intermediate, and ICU adult patients
• Uses AARC point system, assigning approximately 26-28 points per clinician
• Utilizes Servo U, Servo i, and LTV ventilators, Trilogy for Bipap/Cpap, ResMed S9, and Fisher Paykel heated high flow equipment
• EPIC EMR used
• 12-hour night shifts, rotating between 0630-1900 and 1830-0700
• Every other weekend required (Saturday and Sunday, both days and nights)
• Every other holiday required
• No call or standby call requirement
• No floating required within RT
• Team lead available as a resource on each shift, not taking patient assignments
• Hospitalist and Intensivist available in-house 24/7

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• Experience in a large critical care facility (300+ beds) required
• Critical care experience required
• BLS certification (AHA) required
• RRT or CRT certification via NBRC required (RRT preferred)
• Active IL license required, or confirmation that application process has been initiated; license required if applicable
• EPIC EMR experience preferred
• Negative drug screen required for all panels

Additional Information

• Department-specific orientation includes EPIC training, ventilator review, IPV and specialty item review during the first 12-hour orientation day
• Second and third orientation days include working with a preceptor before transitioning to independent practice
• Any color scrubs permitted; scrubs are not provided
• Candidates must not have worked at any OSF facility within the past year
• Local candidates accepted with a reduced local bill rate for those within 50 miles of the facility
• No radius rule restricting eligibility
• Requested time off must be submitted at time of consideration
• COVID vaccination not required