Respiratory Therapist
Flint, MI
HumanEdge Travel Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Respiratory Therapist Job Summary

Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Provide quality patient care including intensive respiratory care and patient transport.
• Evaluate patients and recommend treatment plans.
• Educate patients on treatments, tests, and equipment, including discharge instructions.
• Perform physician-prescribed respiratory treatments using various ventilatory equipment (invasive and non-invasive), oxygen, aerosol, and nebulizer devices.
• Conduct chest physiotherapy and suctioning (oropharyngeal, nasal, tracheal).
• Monitor patients using oximetry and capnography.
• Review chest x-rays for further evaluation needs.
• Perform 12-Lead EKG and basic arrhythmia recognition.
• Conduct pulmonary function studies (e.g., NIF, VC).
• Assist with respiratory procedures such as bronchoscopy, percutaneous tracheostomy, chest tube placement.
• Manage chest drainage via PleurX catheter or similar devices.
• Provide tracheostomy care including insertion and removal of tubes.
• Perform arterial puncture and assess ventilation efficiency.
• Follow lab policies for specimen handling and testing phases in moderate complexity labs.
• Perform CPR according to BLS and ACLS guidelines.
• Insert and remove endotracheal tubes using free hand or video laryngoscope.
• Set up, maintain, and monitor mechanical ventilation equipment.
• Facilitate preventative maintenance and repair of respiratory equipment.
• Document treatments and patient responses accurately.
• Communicate effectively with attending and pulmonary physicians.
• Report information during shift hand-offs.
• Maintain accurate respiratory therapy billing and data entry.
• Perform other assigned duties as needed.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Current state licensure as a Respiratory Therapist.
• Active CRT or RRT credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) or state equivalent.
• BLS certification required prior to first shift.
• ACLS certification required prior to first shift.
• Minimum 2 years bedside clinical experience.
• Experience managing airways, ventilators, BiPAPs, and heated high flow devices.
• Must have experience with:

  • Puritan Bennett 840 ventilators
  • Phillips V60 BiPAPs
  • Opti-flow heated high flow systems

Schedule

• Shift: 1800-0630 (overnight shift)

Prior Travel Experience

• Not specified / not required.