Respiratory Therapist Med Transport

Intermountain Health

8d • $36 - $55 • Onsite

About The Position

The respiratory therapist for Life Flight demonstrates advanced critical thinking in working autonomously and in collaboration with other health care providers in the delivery of care to critically ill or injured patients in diverse and non-traditional settings.

Requirements

• Current state license to practice as a Registered Respiratory Therapist in hiring state.
• Graduate of a NBRC approved Respiratory Therapist program. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
• Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (RRT).
• Graduate of a NBRC approved Respiratory ion. Degree will be verified.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Specific certifications as required (i.e. PALS, ACLS, NRP)
• Three years’ experience post-graduation (CAMT’s requirement).
• One-year critical care experience at hiring base.
• Work 24 hours a week in critical care/emergency room as assigned by the home department of Respiratory Therapy.
• Maintain good standing in home department of Respiratory Therapy throughout employment with Intermountain Life Flight.
• Ability and willingness to respond to the East side of the SLC International Airport within 30 minutes while on Fixed-wing redeployment.
• Responsible for 3-4 redeployment shifts per month in 12–24-hour blocks. Shares in covering fair number of holidays, weekends, and nights.
• Additional state licensure will be determined by flight leadership to be obtained within 6 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Specialty credential (s) ACCS, NPS or C-NPT
• S.T.A.B.L.E. (Peds/Neo)
• Cardiac S.T.A.B.L.E (Peds/Neo)
• BSRT

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates autonomous mastery of running and troubleshooting Life Flight ventilators and Oxygen systems (Hamilton T1 ventilator, aero-orb, high flow nasal cannula, inhaled vasodilators, and specialty gases).
• Demonstrates resourcefulness, adaptability, and expert knowledge.
• Uses physical assessment skills to identify baseline and changes.
• Identifies potential problems for individual patients, uses continuous assessment skills to identify the deteriorating patient.
• Demonstrates sensitivity in communicating with referral health care personnel and families in obtaining patient information, performing patient stabilization measures, and assuming patient care responsibilities/ works collaboratively with Flight Nurses, flight paramedics and the Control Physician to manage the care of the patients during transport.

Benefits

• Shift differentials given for evenings, nights and weekends
• We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree