Respiratory Therapist - Inpatient - CRT/RRT

Med Career Solutions•Gainesville, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves providing respiratory care to patients. The therapist will be responsible for understanding patient responses, side effects, and dosages of respiratory medications. Effective communication with physicians, patients, managers, and the public is essential. The role requires the ability to teach, instruct, assess, and reassess others, as well as recognize and report patient abuse and neglect. The therapist must possess knowledge of generally accepted respiratory care practices as prescribed by physicians. Key duties include delivering, setting up, and maintaining routine and non-routine therapies and equipment such as oxygen, aerosol therapy, and ventilators. The ability to perform and interpret Arterial Blood Gases is also required.

Requirements

1yr min of RRT exp required (ICU, CVICU, NICU, PICU, Critical care unit)
FL State Respiratory License
NBRC – RRT/CRT
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS)

Nice To Haves

Would consider those with home care and/or long-term care experience
Would Also consider CRT experience
ACLS- Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
NRP - Neonate Resuscitate must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
PALS - Pediatric Adv Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

Responsibilities

Deliver, set-up, and maintain routine and non-routine therapies and equipment (i.e., oxygen, aerosol therapy, ventilators) utilized by Respiratory Therapy.
Perform and interpret Arterial Blood Gases.
Communicate effectively with Physicians, patients, managers and the public.
Teach/instruct, assess and reassess others.
Recognize and report abuse and neglect in patients.