Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Windsor, VT
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Respiratory Therapist (Registered Respiratory Therapist, RRT), Nights

• Location: Windsor, Vermont
• Employment type: Temp
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights, 12 hours per day
• Patient population: Pediatric to geriatric
• Facility type: Critical access community hospital with 35 beds, including 25 inpatient medical-surgical beds and a 10-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit. Also offers a therapeutic pool, physical therapy department, acute care, transitional care, and hospice.
• Housing: Not mentioned
• Dress code: Business casual or personal scrubs of any color
• Orientation: 8-hour orientation
• Holiday requirement: Travelers may not take all holidays off. They must work one holiday block, if scheduled or needed: Christmas Eve through Christmas Day and the following weekend, or New Year's Eve through New Year's Day and the following weekend.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Vermont Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) license, uploaded with profile
• Registered Respiratory Therapist with 2+ years of current experience
• Registered Respiratory Therapy experience within the last year
• NBRC certification
• Active American Heart Association BLS certification
• Experience in a hospital setting, including critical access, community, or rural hospital experience
• Experience with pulmonary function testing (PFTs)
• Experience with Cerner
• Ability to work independently with ventilators, various PAP modalities, and Hi-Flow O2
• Willingness to learn home sleep testing and pulmonary rehab
• One supervisory-signed reference from within the past two years
• Own vehicle

Responsibilities

• Works under the supervision of the Technical Director of Respiratory Therapy and, on physician request, sets up and operates respiratory care equipment for diagnosis and treatment of respiratory disease or illness
• Works independently with invasive and non-invasive ventilation, draws ABGs, and manages airways, including assisting with intubations
• Works weekend shifts alone with minimal or no supervision
• Functions independently and solves varying patient care problems across patient care areas
• Must be able to hit the ground running

Scheduling and Attendance

• Requested time off must be noted and verified at upload. Requests made after upload, during interview, or after offer will not be approved and may lead to a rescinded offer.
• No more than 5 days of requested time off will be accepted (less is better).
• Any scheduling accommodations, such as block scheduling, must be requested at submission.
• After 3 call-offs, the traveler's contract may be terminated for lack of attendance.
• Each call-off must be communicated to the unit supervisor at least 1.5 hours in advance.

Restrictions

• Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) candidates will not be considered.
• Travelers who want to work in conjunction with another permanent placement or travel assignment should not be submitted.
• Travelers requesting schedule accommodations should not be submitted.

Profile Requirements

• Permanent address and all requested time off must be included in the profile.
• Cover page (if available; not required)
• Work history
• Skills checklist