Registered Respiratory Therapist
Salem, MA
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Respiratory Therapist

Overview

• Specialty: Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Location: Salem, Massachusetts
• Employment type: LTA
• Unit: Respiratory
• Shift: Nights and every other weekend
• Hours: 36 hours

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist license in Massachusetts
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (2 years of experience)
• Registered Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• 1 to 2 years of total travel experience
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• RRT
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in respiratory therapy
• Experience in an Acute Care setting
• Ability to draw arterial blood gases

Additional Assignment Details

• Night position is straight nights
• Day position may rotate to 11a-11p when needed
• EMR: EPIC
• Equipment used: PB980 Ventilator, Hamilton T1 Transport Ventilator
• Clinician-to-patient ratio includes 5 Respiratory Therapists on days, 5 on eves, and 4 on nights
• Day shift staffing includes 1 charge, 2 assigned to a 20-bed ICU, and 2 assigned to Med/Surg floors
• Facility is a 371 licensed bed hospital with 220 Med/Surg beds, MICU, ED, Labor and Delivery, and a Level 2B Nursery

Onboarding / Health Requirements

• Fit Test
• Respirator Medical Clearance (RMC) Attestation
• MMR
• Influenza Vaccine
• TB Test
• Health Statement
• MGB Criminal Background Check
• MGB Massachusetts CORI
• MGB Education Verification
• MGB SSN Trace
• MGB National Sex Offender Check
• MGB Exclusion Checks
• MGB Confirmation of Assignment/POI Form
• MGB Beeline Attestation

Preferred

• Positive PPD - Negative Chest X-Ray