Respiratory Therapist
Greenville, SC
Travel Nurses, Inc.
3x12 hrs

Respiratory Therapist

Job Overview

• Location: Greenville, South Carolina
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours, 7:00 PM–7:30 AM
• Schedule: Every other weekend; may change as needed
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Patient population: Adults and geriatrics

Required Qualifications

• Valid Respiratory Therapist license in South Carolina
• Respiratory Therapist with 2 years of experience
• Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Trauma Level 1 experience
• Adult Critical Care work settings experience
• Experience with extubation
• Experience with nasal airway placements
• Experience with oral airway placement
• Experience with tracheostomy care
• Experience administering albuterol, Atrovent, combivent, flovent, inhaled steroids, ispurel, lidocaine, perforomist, pulmicort, racemic epinephrine, spiriva, terbutaline sulfate, tobramycin, xopenex
• Experience delivering medication through aerosol set up mask, aerosol set up trach, Medihaler, Metered Dose inhaler
• Experience with hand held, T-piece and Trach collar nebulizers
• Experience with high flow nasal cannula and trach collar oxygen therapy
• Experience with BiPAP and CPAP
• Experience troubleshooting high pressure alarms
• Experience with Epic

Work Expectations

• May be required to float to other units or campuses as needed, within documented competencies
• First-time travelers are accepted
• Local candidates are accepted under the stated radius rule
• All requests for time off, block scheduling, and special scheduling must be included with submission and are subject to facility approval at booking
• Facility may call off 1 shift per 2 weeks

Compliance / Pre-Start Items

• Driver’s license or state ID required immediately upon signing for computer access
• E-Verify or attestation required
• Background check required
• Federal exclusion and sanctions checks required
• Education verification required
• Primary source license verification required
• Orientation safety/HIPAA acknowledgement required
• Physical exam required within 1 year of start
• Fit test completed onsite during orientation
• Negative TB or chest X-ray required
• Drug screening required within 1 year of start
• Flu vaccine documentation or approved exemption required
• Resume/application must include 7-year work history

Notes

• EPIC experience is required for charting
• Badge photo required
• Online modules must be completed before start