Registered Respiratory Therapist (Travel)

Job Description

Job Summary:

• The Respiratory Therapist provides timely diagnostic and therapeutic cardiopulmonary services to inpatient and outpatient populations in accordance with medical staff-approved protocols and department policies.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide cardiopulmonary diagnostic and therapeutic services.
• Assist physicians with invasive and non-invasive procedures.
• Perform ventilator management and ventilator weaning.
• Maintain airways and assist with intubations.
• Manage tracheostomies and ET tubes.
• Provide CPAP, BiPAP, and nebulizer treatments.
• Administer medicated aerosols using medical compressed gas.
• Perform arterial line insertion and blood gas testing.
• Conduct pulmonary function studies and cardiac/pulmonary stress tests.

Experience & Certification:

• 2+ years of recent Respiratory Therapist experience.
• Ventilator management and weaning.
• Tracheostomy.
• ET tubes.
• CPAP/BiPAP.
• Nebulizer treatments.
• NBRC RRT or CRT certification required.
• Oklahoma RT license required.
• BLS and ACLS certifications required through AHA .