Registered Respiratory Therapist
Tallahassee, FL
Cross Country Allied
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Respiratory Therapist Registered, RT PEDS, Tallahassee, FL. This travel position provides respiratory care across inpatient units, including critical care, emergency care, and pediatric services. The role includes ventilator and bilevel positive airway pressure management, aerosol treatments, and collaboration with interdisciplinary care teams.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week and rotating weekends.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Respiratory Therapist Registered specialty
  • Critical care and emergency care skills
  • Experience with intensive care, emergency care, and critical adult care
  • Required certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• Additional Information:
  • Float rotation throughout inpatient units may be required.
  • Pediatric critical care is within the scope of practice.
  • Responsibilities include aerosol treatments, bilevel positive airway pressure management, ventilator management, intubation, arterial line insertion, and bedside bronchoscopy assistance.
  • Respiratory therapists participate in interdisciplinary rounds and collaborate with multiple clinical disciplines.
  • Required uniform is scrubs.
  • The role involves use of ventilators, bilevel positive airway pressure equipment, heated high-flow oxygen systems, and bedside arterial blood gas analyzers.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits