Respiratory Therapist II - Pediatrics
Chapel Hill, NC
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus
$2,304/weekOverview
- Start DateASAP
- Shift Breakdown3x12 hrs
- ShiftNights
- Duration12 weeks
Pay
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Holiday Pay
- Guaranteed Hours
- 401k retirement plan
- Cancelation protection
- Referral bonus
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
Description
Respiratory Therapist II - Pediatrics
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina Employment Type: Clinical-Allied Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
Job Summary
Works under department management and according to department policies and procedures, applying an advanced level of respiratory care knowledge in assigned patient care areas. Functions independently with minimal supervision and serves as a resource to other staff based on experience level.
Responsibilities
- Provides airway management, mechanical ventilator management, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, and respiratory care procedures to assess, prevent, stabilize, or remedy respiratory dysfunction.
- Performs standard respiratory care, including aerosol medication delivery, basic bedside pulmonary function testing, breathing exercises, oxygen therapy, and arterial punctures. Pulmonary function testing may be performed as needed. Oxygen therapy is not included in the per diem version of the job.
- Manages airways, including aspiration of established airways, tracheostomy care and tube changes, and endotracheal intubations and extubations.
- When working with air care transport, transports pediatric and neonatal patients from referral hospitals per the air care protocol. Also performs advanced practice procedures under that protocol, such as UAC, UVC, IV insertion, chest tube insertion, needle decompression, ABGs, blood glucose monitoring, and others as directed by the medical control officer.
- When working with ECMO, manages extracorporeal circulation for cardiac and respiratory support.
- Performs all aspects of ventilator care, including setup, function verification, specialized ventilator modes, monitoring, and weaning techniques.
- May be required to be on call days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
Required Qualifications
- Valid Pediatric Respiratory Therapist license in North Carolina
- Pediatric Respiratory Therapist (2 years of experience)
- Pediatric Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
- ACLS
- NRP
- PALS
- CPFT
- Experience working with NICU or PICU patients
- Experience in a(n) Hospital setting
- Experience with high frequency ventilation
- Experience with Epic
Employer
PRIDE Health
60 nurses recommend working with PRIDE Health
Pros
Agency and recruiter are communicative and reach out a good amount after getting you started. Paid weekly.
Cons
Sometimes slow to get concerns addressed in a timely manner. Also can be sometimes overbearing with getting you to agree to contracts.
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PRIDE Health is the minority-owned healthcare recruitment division of Pride Global—an integrated human capital solutions and advisory firm. With our robust and abundant travel nursing and allied health employment options across the U.S., PRIDE Health will allow you to help change the way the world lives and heals as it connects you with the industry’s leading healthcare organizations.
Pride Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Pride Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Fair Chance Employment
Pride Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.
Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.
Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.
Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.
Chapel Hill, NC
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