RT Full Time Respiratory Therapist RT Full Time Days and Nights

Vibra Travels•Wallingford, CT

About The Position

Gaylord Specialty Healthcare is a health system dedicated exclusively to medical rehabilitation, providing inpatient and outpatient care for people throughout recovery from illness or injury. Its mission is to enhance health, maximize function, and transform lives, guided by the values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. The Respiratory Therapist administers respiratory therapy care and life support to patients by prescription, under the supervision of a physician and the Director of Respiratory Care or designee. Full-time day and night schedules are available at a long-term acute care facility.

Requirements

Associate of Science degree.
Current RRT certificate.
Current Connecticut RCP license.
Current American Heart Association BLS and ACLS certifications.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a health-related field.

Responsibilities

Provide ventilator care, secretion mobilization treatments, and other treatments as ordered by a physician.
Provide airway care, maintenance, and education.
Perform breathing assessments and mechanics as ordered by a physician.
Interpret orders; draw and analyze arterial blood gases; and review patient information to assess condition and determine treatment requirements, including therapy type and duration, medication, and dosage.
Participate in ambulation and mobility.
Chart pertinent information in patient records.
Assist with bedside bronchoscopy.
Set up and operate mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, and aerosol generators.
May serve as Charge Therapist and carry out assigned shift responsibilities.
Assist with orientation and training of students, new staff members, patients, and families.
Serve as an active member of the code team, responding to emergencies and providing care, CPR, airway maintenance, and intubation.
Represent Respiratory Care as a member of the multidisciplinary patient care team.
Evaluate patients upon admission and discharge.