Shift: Night 4x12-Hour (19:00 - 07:30)
Position/Specialty: Respiratory Therapist
Years of Experience Req: 2 year
Weekend Requirement: Every other
Shift: 7p-7:30a
RTO, Block & Special Scheduling Requests: ALL requests must be included with the submission. Requests will only be accommodated if approved by the facility at the time of booking.
Call off Policy: Facility is allowed to call off 1 shift per 2 weeks.
Accept First-Time Travelers: Yes
Locals Accepted? Radius Rule: Yes. Refer to the Submittal Instructions for radius rule criteria.
Pending License Accepted? No. Must have an active RRT SC in hand
Required Certifications: ACLS, BLS
Patient Population: Adults/Geriatrics

Summary of Required Skills:
• Must be proficient in Adult Critical Care Work settings, Extubation, Nasal airway placements, suctioning, oral airway placement, oral suctioning, pulmonary hygiene, sputum specimen collection, tracheostomy care.
• Must be experienced with administering albuterol, Atrovent, combivent, flovent, inhaled steroids, ispurel, lidocaine, perforomist, pulmicort, racemic epinephrine, spiriva, terbutaline sulfate, tobramycin, xopenex.
• Must be experienced in delivering medication through aerosol set up mask, aerosol set up trach, Medihaler, Metered Dos inhaler.
• Must have experience with Hand held, T-piece and Trach collar nebulizers.
• Must have experience with high flow nasal cannula and trach collar oxygen therapy.
• Must have experience with BiPaP, CPAP, Troubleshooting high pressure alarms, and weaning from mechanical ventilation.
Experience Required: Must have Trauma Level 1 experience

Floating: While Prisma Health prioritizes keeping staff in their home unit, agency staff are required to float to other units or campuses as needed. Floating is limited to areas where staff are qualified and have documented competencies.
Charting: 1 yr of EPIC experience required

Job Requirements & Qualifications
• Years of Experience : 2
• Trauma Level I Experience : Required
• Certifications : ACLS, BLS, RRT
• Skills : Emergency Department*, Bicarbonate*, Inhaled Flolan*, Ketamine*, Mucomyst*, Nitric Oxide (INo)*, Theophylline*, Adult Critical Care, Extubation, Nasal airway placement, Nasal airway suctioning, Oral airway placement, Oral/nasal Suctioning, Pulmonary Hygiene, Sputum specimen collection, Tracheostomy care/management, Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Flovent, Inhaled steroids, Isuprel, Lidocaine, Perforomist, Pulmicort, Racemic epinephrine, Spiriva, Terbutaline Sulfate, Tobramycin, Xopenex, Aerosol set up mask, Aerosol set up trach, Medihaler, Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI), Hand held, T-piece, Trach collar, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Trach collar, BiPAP, CPAP, Troubleshooting high pressure alarms, Weaning from mechanical ventilation, Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)

Unit Details Staffing & Scheduling
• Scheduling Type : Other
• Weekend Coverage : True
• Pre-Approved Time Off : two
• Orientation Hours : 36

Facility & Patient Care Details
• Patient Age Groups : Adults, Geriatrics
• Number of Beds : 800

Additional Unit Information
• Interdisciplinary Support : Respiratory Services, Rapid Response Teams, Transportation
• Special Procedures/Unit Details : All adult respiratory modalities. Ventilator, treatments, transports
• Level Trauma experience preferred
• Special Equipment : Required experience with Servo U

Floating: Prisma Health s goal is to keep staff in their home unit. However, it is a requirement for all assignments that agency staff, regardless of unit or facility, must float to other Prisma Health units and/or campuses per request due to census concerns. Staff will only be floating to units they are qualified for and performing tasks for which competencies have already been demonstrated and documented.

Modules:
• Modules are completed pre-start and not included in NBO, and completed annually
• Modules are recorded in transcripts by Prisma Health, time is not entered into timecards