Respiratory Therapist - NICU
Seattle, WA
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus
$2,230/weekOverview
- Start DateASAP
- Shift Breakdown3x12 hrs
- ShiftNights
- Duration13 weeks
Pay
Benefits
- Referral bonus
- School loan reimbursement
- Vision benefits
- Wellness and fitness programs
- Company provided housing options
- License and certification reimbursement
- Life insurance
- Medical benefits
- Mileage reimbursement
- Pet insurance
- Discount program
- Employee assistance programs
- Guaranteed Hours
- Health savings account
- Holiday Pay
- 401k retirement plan
- Continuing Education
- Dental benefits
Description
Job Opportunity: Registered Respiratory Therapist - NICU
Location
- Seattle, Washington
Employment Type
- Travel/Contract
- Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift Details
- Night shift
- 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each (18:30 to 7:00)
- Total 36 hours per week
Patient Population
- Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics
Work Setting Experience
- Pulmonary Function Test Lab (preferred)
- Adult Critical Care, Emergency Department, PICU, Pediatrics (required)
Patient Load
- Approximately 5 ventilators
- 6-8 RVUs
- 500 rooms
Clinical Skills & Responsibilities
- Airway management: extubation, intubation assist, nasal and oral airway placement and suctioning, sputum specimen collection, tracheostomy suctioning
- Medication administration including: Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Flovent, Inhaled Flolan, inhaled steroids, Isuprel, Lidocaine, Mucomyst, Nitric Oxide, Perforomist, Pulmicort, Racemic epinephrine, Spiriva, Terbutaline Sulfate, Theophylline, Tobramycin, Xopenex
- Medication delivery systems: aerosol mask and trach setups, Medihaler, metered dose inhaler
- Nebulizer types: cold, handheld, heated, ultrasonic, T-piece, trach collar
- Ventilator management: BiPAP, Flow-by, CPAP, high frequency oscillator, troubleshooting high pressure alarms, weaning from mechanical ventilation
- Ventilators used: Draeger, Servo I (required)
- Professional knowledge: ABG interpretation, basic EKG
Required Qualifications
- Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist license in Washington
- Minimum 2 years of Respiratory Therapist experience, including experience within the last year
- Certifications: ACLS, BLS, PALS, NRP
- Experience with Epic electronic health record system
Employer
Host Healthcare
232 nurses recommend working with Host Healthcare
Pros
Bethany has been working with me on a couple contracts as a travel PT. She has been extremely responsive and supportive. She was able to help me navigate a contract with a difficult facility and expeditiously find a new contract for me in the same area.
Cons
None
Recommends working with Host Healthcare
At Host Healthcare, we provide a truly comfortable experience as you explore your travel nursing, therapy, or allied career. We make your travel healthcare journey easy by taking care of all the details, so you don’t have to.
We are on a mission to help others live better and we do this by helping the healers of the world be as comfortable as possible. With access to tens of thousands of travel nursing, therapy, and allied jobs in all 50 states, our responsive and friendly recruiters find your dream position based on what’s important to you.
During your assignment, get access to premium benefits, including Day 1 medical that continues up to 30 days between assignments, 401K matching, travel reimbursements, dedicated housing support, and more. We also offer 24/7 support from our team and access to our on-staff clinicians so you can feel comfortable and confident throughout your entire assignment.
Travel comfortably with Host Healthcare.
Seattle, WA
About
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