Travel Respiratory Therapist - $2,239 per week

Company: St Lukes Meridian Medical Center
Location: Meridian
Posted on: February 3, 2025

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• BLS
• ACLS
• PALS
• NRP
• RRT
  • Job Details
  • RRT for ID
  • Department: Respiratory Therapy
  • Unit: Respiratory Therapy Meridian Hospital Flr 1
  • # treatments per day: 25-28 for 8 Hr shift
  • Types of patients: NICU Level II B, MICU, Peds, Adults, & Geriatrics; PACU treatments, overnight oximetry.
  • Experience or 'Must have' skills: Must be comfortable floating between all specialties: ICU, MICU, MS- Tele, ER, etc.
  • Job Duties: ABGs (radial or brachial), all respiratory treatments, be able to manage on respiratory equipment
  • Is there a Respiratory Manager/Supervisor/Lead Therapist on each shift: Manager- Julie, Supervisor Charge- Day & Night (runs shifts); Make assignments and available for a resource; may take a patient assignment if needed.
  • Would the traveler ever be the only RT in-house: Days 7-9 staff; Nights (at 11 PM) drop to 4-5 staff.
  • RT Equipment: Drager V500, Hamilton, ReVel, V60s, Vapotherm; EPOC.
    • Job Requirements
    • Certs: RRT or is CRT acceptable?: BLS, ACLS, PALS; For NICU must have NRP; RRT (No CRT).
    • Must have 2 years of experience; Okay with First Time Travelers.
      • Schedule Information
      • Self-scheduling; Travelers will be the last to sign up and asked to stay flexible and fill gaps in permanent staff; Will not accommodate Block Scheduling; May be asked to trade with staff and/or rotate between shifts.
      • Days 0700-1930; Evenings 1100-2330, Nights 1900-0730.
      • Weekend Requirements: Every Other Weekend; Nights- Friday and Saturday, Days- Saturday and Sunday.
      • Holiday Requirements: May be asked to go into the Holiday Rotation.
      • Call or standby call requirement: Optional; Has a Text List for picking up shift.
      • What is call response time: 30 mins.
      • Floating Requirements: Can float throughout the hospital; May be asked to float sister facilities: Nampa (14 Miles to the West), & Boise (10 Miles to the E). May be asked to float mid-shift. Notification: Minimum of 60 mins heads-up prior to the shift.
        • Unit Specific Information
        • 1-2 shifts with preceptor for unit/department specific orientation. Typically 1 day of NICU/General and 1 Day of ICU.
          • Additional Details
          • This facility has a radius rule of 50 miles. To ensure adherence to this rule, we will require the candidates' perm address in the submittal to confirm they are outside of that specified radius before proceeding with the profile review.

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