Respiratory Therapist

Description: Carlsbad

Medical CenterTravel RRT/CRTStart: ASAPDuration: 13 weeksShift: Days/Nights, 5:30a-6p, 5:30p-6a, rotating schedule** rate approved****AUTO OFFERS ONLY - NO INTERVIEWS******2+ years experience required**ACLS, BLS, NRP, RRT, & NM license required**Pediatric & neonate experience required**Must be willing to obtain NRP before or immediately after start. Please list in body of submittal. General CommentsNo call requiredBlocked Scheduling may NOT be accommodated48 hr. Guarantees are NOT approvedNo floating requiredScrub color = Any colorEMR = MedHostAdministers respiratory therapies, such as oxygen therapy, aerosol treatments, and ventilator management, ensuring proper patient response and safety. Conducts patient assessments, correlating care with patient needs, and monitors responses to respiratory treatments, including pharmacological interventions. Performs and documents Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) punctures accurately, reporting results promptly. Follows respiratory protocols, ensuring adherence to safety guidelines and regulatory standards during all procedures. Manages ventilator settings and airway maintenance, ensuring optimal patient comfort and safety during respiratory support.The Respiratory Therapist is either registered or certified by the National Board of Respiratory Care to provide Cardiopulmonary Services. The Respiratory Therapist is responsible for following protocols approved by the medical staff and department policy and procedures in order to provide timely diagnostic and therapeutic services to both inpatients and outpatients.

Responsibilities include: assisting physicians with invasive and non-invasive procedures, delivery of medicated aerosols via medical compressed gas, maintaining airways, ventilator management, insertion of arterial lines, intubations, pulmonary function studies, cardiac and pulmonary stress tests, and blood gases. Position creation reason:Coverage for

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