Registered Respiratory Therapist Travel Nights $47hr
Job Description
San Antonio TX
13 week travel assignment
6:45pm-7:00am
Must be able to work PICU or NICU and PEDI ER
Summary:
Responsible for the pulmonary care of critical, non-critical, and chronically ill adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients under the direction of a physician with minimal supervision.
Performs patient assessments and institutes respiratory care plans.
Performs various technical and diagnostic respiratory therapy procedures in all areas of the hospital.
Responsibilities:
- Include, but are not limited to:
- Emergency (Code Blue and White) response;
- Airway management including nasotracheal & endotracheal suctioning;
- Delivery of aerosolized drugs;
- Ventilator management (i.e. setup and operation);
- Oral hygiene;
- Airway retaining device placement and maintenance;
- Airway support device management including BiPAP and CPAP devices;
- Oxygen delivery devices and therapeutic monitoring;
- Chest film analysis;
- Bloodgas collection and analysis;
- EKG analysis;
- Accurate and complete documentation;
- Cleaning and stocking of equipment and supplies as necessary;
- Participate in CAP and JC surveys.
- RRTs may function as Shift Leader or serve in the capacity of Team Leader
- Advanced practice skills may include:
- Therapeutic gas management and monitoring, including INO and HeO2;
- Pulmonary Function Testing;
- Bronchoscopy assist;
- Hemodynamic Monitoring;
- Waveform analysis;
- Nocturnal SpO2 evaluation (Desaturation Studies);
- Polysomnography;
- Transport duties.
Education/Skills
- See licensure and/or certification requirements
- 1 - 3 years of experience preferred
- RT or RCP License in state of TX required
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by NBRC required
- BLS required (AHA only)
- ACLS required (AHA only)
- PALS required (AHA only)
- NRP required
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Meet Your Recruiter
Brittni Armstrong
Administrative Assistant
As the Administrative Assistant for CornerStone Medical, Brittni provides the critical support needed to run our day to day operation. Brittni is in charge of candidate on-boarding ensuring that all healthcare professionals credentialing documents are relevant and in compliance for the specific position they are working. Brittni is originally from Memphis TN where she graduated from Remington College as a Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant. She has worked in the medical field for many years in support roles such as medical assistant, medical receptionist, administrator and care giver.