Respiratory Unit - Respiratory Therapist - $2190 per week.

Job description

Trusted is seeking an experienced allied health professional for this exciting travel assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel experience by enabling clinicians to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses and allied health professionals across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Experience:

• 2 years of experience with 12 months within the last 36 months (3 years).

• Experience with Epic is preferred.

• Trauma Level 1 experience is required.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a license (required after submission).

• This role may require floating to additional units and locations

• Local & travel allowed. Candidates living • Flu vaccination required after submission. Religious, medical, and personal declinations accepted.

• Anyone who worked as Staff at a facility in this program in the last 6 months cannot be submitted.

• Anyone currently working at a facility in this program cannot be submitted.

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: Minimum 2 years recent respiratory therapy experience. ICU experience required. Experience working in a facility with 300+ beds.

Preferred Skills/Experience: ER experience preferred.

Special Requests: Each employment history entry must include all the following: detailed duties, hospital size, unit size, trauma level (if applicable), patient ratio, teaching facility. Any employment gaps greater than 30 days must be explained. At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you’re applying to. Must take full 6 months off from any Good Samaritan Society and Marshfield Clinic Health System location as well. Must disclose previous employment on your resume or elsewhere within the submission for a DNU check. Former Sanford Health employees must have an end date 6 months before the submission date.

Unit Details: Respiratory Therapy scope includes assessment, therapeutic intervention, and education for patients with cardiopulmonary disorders or associated complications. Procedures include respiratory therapy assessments/protocols, arterial punctures and blood gas analysis, ventilator and NIV therapy management, medication delivery, airway clearance, assistance with intubations, assistance with bedside tracheostomy placement, assistance with bedside bronchoscopy, tracheostomy changes and decannulation, extubations, emergency response teams, ICU rounds, and intrahospital patient transport. RT assignments are created using a minute-based system. Equipment includes Omnicell medication cabinets, Hamilton G5 and C1, V60, Airvo, Philips CoughAssist, Synclara Cough Device, Volara, Vest, ResMed AutoPAPs, Radiometer ABL90 Flex, Aerogen, nitric oxide, 3100B HFOV, B. Braun syringe pumps, patient home ventilators (Trilogy, Astral, Vivo), and Zebra mobile phones.

Shift & Scheduling: Rotating day/night shifts. Shift may be 8 or 12 hours, with 12-hour shifts primarily scheduled. Every other weekend and holiday coverage is required. Weekend-only or straight-night schedules may be considered. Extra shifts may be available.

Floating Requirements: May float to other Fargo campuses as needed: Broadway or South University.

14 days maximum time off

2 Charge/Lead/Supervisor references required from within the last 12 months

Driver’s license required for submission

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• RRT (Registered Respiratory Therapist) or the alternative certification CRT

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)

Skills Checklist: Yes

References: Yes

Certifications: Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Registered Respiratory Therapist, Basic Life Support

Job Details

Job Type: Travel

Nurse/Patient: – –

Shift Type: Variable

Contract Date:

Expected Length: 13 weeks

Hours per Shift: 12

Shifts per Week: 3

Who can apply

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