Respiratory Therapist – ICU and Floor
Saint Louis, MO
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Job Opportunity: Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - Night Shift

Location

• City: Saint Louis, Missouri

Employment Type

• Travel / Contract

Contract Length

• Approximately 26 weeks

Work Schedule

• Night shift: 3 shifts per week, each 12 hours (18:45 to 7:15)
• Every third weekend rotation required
• Some holiday shifts required
• No block scheduling accommodation
• Floating between ICU and floor units within scope of practice

Job Description

• Provide respiratory therapy care in ICU and general floor settings
• Manage patients with acute and chronic respiratory diseases
• Comfortable managing mechanically ventilated patients
• Perform airway management including endotracheal tube suctioning, extubation, nasal and oral airway placement, tracheostomy suctioning, and sputum specimen collection
• Administer respiratory medications such as Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Inhaled Flolan, Lidocaine, Nitric Oxide, Pulmicort, Racemic epinephrine, and Xopenex
• Use various medication delivery systems including aerosol masks, trach aerosol setups, and metered dose inhalers
• Operate nebulizers (handheld, T-piece, trach collar, ultrasonic)
• Provide oxygen therapy including High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Manage ventilators including BiPAP, CPAP, troubleshooting high pressure alarms, and weaning from mechanical ventilation
• Interpret arterial blood gases (ABG)
• May be asked to precept respiratory therapy students occasionally
• Ability to walk long distances on a large hospital campus is important
• Experience with Epic electronic medical record system required

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist license in Missouri
• Minimum 2 years of Respiratory Therapist experience, including experience within the last year
• Respiratory Care Practitioner experience
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Experience with Epic electronic medical record system