Schedule: Full time
Shift: Day (United States of America)
Address: 1000 WATERMAN WAY
City: TAVARES
State: Florida
Postal Code: 32778
Job Description:StaffFlex contract, 13 weeks
$54.74/hr
Full-Time, Days, 7a-7p
Open availability
Recent Respiratory Therapist experience required
- Delivers routine respiratory treatments and continuous respiratory therapy including aerosol therapy, lung expansion therapy, oxygen therapy, and bronchial hygiene.
- Monitors, instructs, and coaches patients before, during, and after treatment delivery.
- Prevents and/or resolves untoward side effects and adjusts therapies according to protocol and documented clinical criteria.
- Reevaluates patient/ventilator interface a minimum of every four hours, responds to alarms, and troubleshoots as needed.
- Establishes weaning readiness and facilitates the weaning process, adjusting ventilator settings in accordance with patient progress.
- Draws and analyzes arterial and capillary blood gases, places arterial lines, and makes or recommends changes in respiratory management according to blood gas results.
- Recommends changes in respiratory plan of care according to documented medical necessity and within established protocols.
- Ensures the effectiveness of therapist assessment and reassessment by monitoring patient progress.
- Makes and/or recommends changes based on pulse oximetry, peak flow measurement, chest x-ray, lab work, and other data relevant to optimal patient progress.
- Initiates and maintains mechanical ventilation, determining or guiding the determination of ventilator mode and settings.
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: - Patient care skills to care for neonatal, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient populations are required. [Required]
- Intubations and airway management for all population served [Preferred]
- Ventilator management for all populations served [Preferred]
- Arterial line placements [Preferred]
Education: Field of Study: - Must be a graduate of an approved respiratory care program
Work Experience: - 1+ critical care experience [Preferred]
Additional Information: Licenses and Certifications: - Basic Life Support - CPR Cert (BLS) [Required]
- State Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) [Required] OR NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) [Required] OR State Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) [Required] OR NBRC Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) [Required]
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Cert (ACLS) [Preferred]
- Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) [Preferred]
- Neonatal Med Certification (NEONATAL MED) [Preferred]
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support Cert (PALS) [Preferred]
- S.T.A.B.L.E. Certification [Preferred]
Physical Requirements: (Please click the link below to view work requirements)
Physical Requirements - https://tinyurl.com/2vvwrzem
Pay Range:$15.00 - $130.00
