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Job description
Travel Respiratory Therapist - Registered RT/RRT
American Traveler
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
Position ID: P-
Position status: Open
Assignment type: travel
Shift: Nights
Length (weeks): 13
Openings: 1
Start date: T00:00:00.000Z
$3,300.48/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)
Description
American Traveler is seeking a Respiratory Therapist (RRT/CRT) with Draeger vent and Level II trauma experience for a night shift acute care hospital position.
Details
Short term acute care hospital with 426 staffed beds
Level II Trauma Center within the Yale New Haven Health System
Night shift, 4x12 hours, 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
Every other weekend and holidays as needed
Floats between Bridgeport Hospital and Milford Campuses
Rotates through all hospital units, including NICU and Pediatric units, based on census and staffing needs
Uses EPIC for charting
Requirements
Active CRT or RRT license, plus state license required if applicable
BLS certification required
Minimum 2 years of experience required
Minimum 1 year of Level III or IV NICU experience required
Acute care experience required
Teaching hospital experience required
Level II trauma experience required
Draeger ventilator experience required
Prior travel assignment experience required, with no contracts under 13 weeks
NICU, high frequency oscillating vent, and high frequency jet vent experience preferred
ACLS, CPFT, NRP, and PALS certifications preferred
Additional Information
May be asked to help orient students or new hires as needed
Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
COVID vaccine and booster required, with religious or medical exemptions only
Local candidates not accepted; must live outside 75 miles of the hospital
Returning staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be considered as a traveler
Hours per week: 48
Hours per shift: 12
Worksite address
milford, CT, 06466, US
Who can apply
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