Respiratory Therapist - Neuro Diagnostics
Toledo, OH
HonorVet Technologies
3x12 hrs
Referral Bonus

***Must have OH RRT LICENSE IN HAND to submit**
*Must obtain NRP prior to start date*
**High risk experience preferred; but if NO experience, must be open to high risk training on site**
**Floating required as needed within the Metro Region between Toledo, Flower, Bay Park Hospitals - This includes mid shift floating when needed to ensure all guaranteed hours are worked. **
Rooms: 700 beds
Patient Age Group Required: Adults and Geriatrics, Peds (preferred)
Therapist will assist in pediatrics and with Peds ER patients so must be comfortable with all ages, doe not have to have specific Pediatric hospital experience.
Must be comfortable with basic pediatrics Resp Therapy care.
7 adult ICUs with 16 beds each, pediatric and adult acute care.
Treats and educates all patient populations with diagnoses including but not limited to; asthma, COPD, emphysema, pneumonia, and non-pulmonary diagnoses.
Performs both general and critical care to include but not limited to; medication delivery, bronchopulmonary hygiene and hyperinflation therapy, initiation, management, and weaning of invasive and non-invasive ventilation, airway management and suction, cuff and ETCO2 monitoring, intubation assist, extubation, and maintenance of indwelling lines. Responds to rapid responses and emergency codes, and performs CPR. Blood gas sampling and analysis, specimen collection and spontaneous breathing parameters.
*preferred experience - Changing tubing and bags for invasive lines/arterial lines is RRT's responsibility on Toledo and Bay Park campuses.
Work Setting Experience: Adult Critical Care, Emergency Department
Airway Management Devices/Suctioning Required: Endrotracheal tube/suctioning, Extubation, Nasal airway placement, Nasal airway suctioning, Oral airway placement, Oropharyngeal/suctioning, Pulmonary Hygiene, Sputum specimen collection, Tracheostomy/suctioning
Care of the Patient With: Bronchoscopy
Medication Administration Required: Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Flovent, Inhaled steroids, Perforomist, Pulmicort, Racemic epinephrine, Spiriva, Xopenex
Medication Delivery Systems Required: Aerosol set up mask, Aerosol set up trach, Medihaler, Metered dose inhaler
Nebulizer Required: Hand held, T-piece, Trach collar
Oxygen therapy Required: High Flow Nasal Cannula, Trach collar
Ventilator Management Required: BiPAP, CPAPA, Weaning from mechanical ventilation
Neonatal/Peds Produces Required: Assist in high risk delivery
Professional Knowledge and Skills Required: ABG interpretation