Registered Respiratory Therapist (Travel)

Job Description

Job Summary:

• The Respiratory Therapist provides cardiopulmonary diagnostic and therapeutic services to inpatient and outpatient populations in accordance with medical staff-approved protocols and department policies.
• The role includes assisting physicians with invasive and non-invasive procedures and managing a variety of respiratory care services.

Job Duties Responsibilities:

• Provide respiratory treatments and cardiopulmonary services to patients.
• Manage ventilators and perform ventilator weaning.
• Maintain airways and manage tracheostomies and ET tubes.
• Administer medicated aerosol treatments, including nebulizer therapy.
• Assist with intubations and other invasive/non-invasive procedures.
• Perform arterial line insertion and blood gas testing.
• Conduct pulmonary function studies and cardiac/pulmonary stress tests.
• Provide CPAP and BiPAP therapy.
• Collaborate with physicians and clinical staff to provide timely respiratory care.

Experience & certification:

• 2+ years of recent Respiratory Therapist experience.
• Recent experience required with.
• Ventilator management and weaning.
• Tracheostomy.
• ET tubes.
• CPAP/BiPAP.
• Nebulizer treatments.
• NBRC RRT or CRT certification required.
• Oklahoma RT license required .
• BLS and ACLS required through the American Heart Association (AHA).