State Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification required
Active NBRC Credentialed Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) required
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
Associate's degree in Respiratory Therapy or Cardiopulmonary Science required
Bachelor's degree preferred
Experience with pediatric and neonatal care preferred
Responsibilities
Perform airway maintenance including intubation and tracheostomy changes
Deliver inhaled medications and manage patients on mechanical ventilators
Document and charge for procedures accurately
Respond to Code Blue emergencies and provide CPR
Assess patient needs and develop care plans with the team
Monitor and interpret diagnostic data and lab results
Complete critical care training and department orientation
Benefits
Up to $20K sign-on bonus
Up to $10K relocation bonus
Shift differential pay
Comprehensive health benefits
Opportunities for professional development and training
Full Job Description
Schedule:
Full time
Shift:
Night (United States of America)
Address:
410 S 11TH ST
City:
LAKE WALES
State:
Florida
Postal Code:
33853
Job Description:
Up to 20K Sign on Bonus
Up to 10K Relocation Bonus
Shift Differential
Performs airway maintenance, including manual resuscitators, suctioning, intubation, extubation, and tracheostomy tube changes per facility needs.
Delivers inhaled medications, bronchial hygiene therapy, and lung expansion therapy, and manages patients receiving inhaled gases.
Documents and charges for procedures accurately and completely.
Responds to Code Blue emergencies immediately, providing CPR according to American Heart Association guidelines.
Assesses and makes appropriate decisions and interventions according to patient evaluation and needs.
Sets patient goals and develops a plan of care with the multidisciplinary team.
Monitors, evaluates, and interprets diagnostic data, including lab results.
Communicates effectively with the multidisciplinary team.
Completes department orientation, critical care training, and advanced critical care training programs.
Practices standard precautions and enforces safety regulations according to hospital policies.
Provides respiratory care to patients on invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilators, including transport and monitoring.
Performs hemodynamic procedures, including arterial cannulation, pulmonary artery catheter insertion, and cardiac output profiles per facility needs.
Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Critical thinking and patient assessment skills, with the ability to evaluate and modify plan of care [Required]
Ability to ensure infection control [Required]
Effective oral and written communication skills, including documentation in the patient care record (EMR), and ability to use and adapt to computer systems and applications [Required]
Airway management skills, including insertion and maintenance of a patent airway, including endotracheal intubation [Required]
Ability to provide optimal respiratory support including administration of oxygen and other inhaled gasses, administer medications including inhaled vasodilators and nebulized opioids to the respiratory system, lung expansion, and bronchial hygiene therapy [Required]
Ability to appropriately initiate, operate, manage, and liberate non-invasive, invasive, and advanced modes of mechanical ventilation, including High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation [Required]
Ability to perform ABG Puncture, analysis, arterial cannulation using sterile procedure, and hemodynamic monitoring [Required]
Ventilator patient transportation [Required]
Knowledge and skill to care for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in a health care delivery system [Preferred]
Experience caring for patients in the Emergency Room [Preferred]
Knowledge and skill for neonatal patient care-including newborn oxygen therapy, arterial blood gas sampling, stabilization, and ventilator care-as applicable [Preferred]
Experience with Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump management and initiation [Preferred]
Infant and pediatric experience (may be campus specific) [Preferred]
Education:
Associate's [Required]
Bachelor's [Preferred]
Field of Study:
In Respiratory Therapy or Cardiopulmonary Science
Work Experience:
1+ years of critical care experience [Required]
Licenses and Certifications:
State Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) [Required]
Physical Requirements: (Please click the link below to view work requirements) Physical Requirements - https://tinyurl.com/2vvwrzem
Pay Range:
$27.95 - $51.98
About AdventHealth University
AdventHealth University is a private university in Orlando, Florida. It was founded in 1992 and is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in various fields including nursing, radiography, and sonography. AdventHealth University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
