Peds Polysomnography Respiratory Therapist
Morgantown, WV
ADN Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Peds Polysomnography Respiratory Therapist

Location

• Morgantown, West Virginia

Assignment Details

• 13-week contract
• Nights, 12-hour shifts
• 36 hours per week
• Department: Polysomnography RRT
• Unit: WVUH CH Neuro Sleep Lab 10th Floor
• Sleep Lab only
• Peds / Children’s facility
• 2 tests per shift per tech
• Performs sleep studies in the Sleep Evaluation Center, at the bedside, and in critical care areas of the hospital
• First to float

Required Qualifications

• BLS (AHA)
• Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) through the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists
• 18 months Sleep Lab experience
• Respiratory therapist licensure as required by West Virginia: Licensed Respiratory Therapist Registered (LRTR) or Licensed Respiratory Therapist Certified (LRTC) through the West Virginia Board of Respiratory Care
• 1 year of Respiratory Therapist experience
• One NBRC credential: Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT), Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT), Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT), Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), or Registered Sleep Disorder Specialist (SDS)
• Must be comfortable doing sleep studies on medically complex children

Schedule

• Shift time: 6pm-6am; later note says 7pm-7am
• Weekends required
• Holidays required, with possible time off Thanksgiving and Christmas

Additional Notes

• Respiratory Manager/Supervisor/Lead Therapist: Yes
• Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes
• Department-specific orientation: Yes
• RTs are not required to intubate independently
• Scrub color/dress code: Caribbean Blue
• RT equipment: Respironics, ResMed, and Natus sleep software