Registered Respiratory Therapist
San Antonio, TX
Travel Nurses, Inc.
3x12 hrs

RRT - Respiratory Therapy

Overview

• Travel role in San Antonio, Texas
• Full-time
• Day shift: 6:45 AM - 7:00 PM
• Contract length: 13 weeks

Role Summary

• Provides pulmonary care for critical, non-critical, and chronically ill adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients under physician direction with minimal supervision.
• Performs patient assessments, respiratory care plans, and technical/diagnostic respiratory therapy procedures across the hospital.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist license in Texas
• Registered Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• 1 year of experience as a Registered Respiratory Therapist
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• PALS issued by American Heart Association
• NRP

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 - 3 years of experience preferred

Key Responsibilities

• Emergency response for Code Blue and Code White
• Airway management, including nasotracheal and endotracheal suctioning
• Aerosolized drug delivery
• Ventilator setup and operation
• Oral hygiene
• Airway retaining device placement and maintenance
• Airway support device management, including BiPAP and CPAP
• Oxygen delivery and therapeutic monitoring
• Chest film analysis
• Blood gas collection and analysis
• EKG analysis
• Documentation
• Cleaning and stocking equipment and supplies
• 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