Registered Respiratory Therapist
Lake Charles, LA
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus
$2,041/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
RRT
Overview
- Travel assignment in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
- Night shift: 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM, 12-hour shifts.
- Full-time.
- May be scheduled on weekends.
- No call.
- Floats between Lake Charles and St Patrick facility.
Required Qualifications
- Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist license in Louisiana.
- Registered Respiratory Therapist with 1 year of experience.
- Registered Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year.
- BLS issued by American Heart Association.
- ACLS issued by American Heart Association.
- PALS issued by American Heart Association.
- Experience working with Cardiac Surgery patients.
- Experience with high frequency ventilation.
- Experience with nitric oxide therapy.
- Experience with arterial blood sampling.
Preferred Qualifications
- 1–3 years of experience preferred.
Clinical Setting
- Level three NICU.
- Adult ICU.
- Full standing ER at both facilities.
Relevant Clinical Skills / Duties
- Must be able to work independently in the NICU.
- Knowledge of ventilators, oscillations, nitric oxide therapy, and drawing from arterial lines.
- Attends all c-sections.
- Ability to intubate is a plus.
- Knowledge of ventilators and cardiac surgery patients.
- Emergency response for Code Blue and Code White.
- Airway management, including nasotracheal and endotracheal suctioning.
- Delivery of aerosolized drugs.
- Ventilator setup and operation.
- Oral hygiene.
- Airway retaining device placement and maintenance.
- Airway support device management, including BiPAP and CPAP.
- Oxygen delivery devices and therapeutic monitoring.
- Chest film analysis.
- Blood gas collection and analysis.
- EKG analysis.
- Documentation, equipment cleaning, and stocking.
- CAP and JC survey participation.
- May function as Shift Leader or Team Leader.
- Advanced practice skills may include therapeutic gas management and monitoring, including INO and HeO2; Pulmonary Function Testing; bronchoscopy assist; hemodynamic monitoring; waveform analysis; nocturnal SpO2 evaluation; polysomnography; and transport duties.
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.
Recommends working with PRIDE Health
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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.
Lake Charles, LA
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