Respiratory Therapist - NICU
Peoria, IL
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Respiratory Therapist – Respiratory Therapy

Location: Peoria, Illinois Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts (0630–1900 or 1830–0700), 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (AHA)
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) or Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT), via NBRC
• Active Illinois license, or confirmation that the licensing application has been initiated
• Experience in a large (300+ bed) critical care facility
• Critical care experience, and no work at any facility in the system in the past year
• Clinician's middle initial, requested time off, and a negative drug screen for all panels (required for submission)

Preferred Qualifications

• RRT preferred over CRT

Role Details

• Cares for general medicine, intermediate, and ICU patients
• Target of about 26–28 AARC points per day for treatments
• Equipment includes Servo U, Servo i, and LTV ventilators, Trilogy BiPAP, ResMed S9 CPAP, and Fisher & Paykel heated high-flow units
• A respiratory team lead is on each shift and does not take an assignment; they serve as a resource
• Hospitalist and intensivist are both available in house 24/7
• Weekends: every other weekend, Saturday and Sunday, days and nights
• Holidays: every other holiday
• No call or standby requirement
• No floating in respiratory therapy
• Scrubs: any color; scrubs are not provided
• Facility is a drug-free campus

Orientation

• 12 non-billable hours; guaranteed hours do not apply during orientation
• First 12 hours: electronic record training, ventilator review, and infection prevention and specialty item review
• Second and third 12-hour days with a preceptor, then working independently

Scheduling Policy

• Call-off policy: equivalent of 12 hours every 13 weeks with no penalty or need to pay for the shift