Registered Respiratory Therapist
Saint Louis, MO
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days

RRT

Role Overview

• Travel/Contract RRT position in Saint Louis, Missouri.
• Day shift: 3x12 hours, 6:45–19:15.
• 36 hours per week.
• Contract length: 26 weeks.
• First-timers accepted.
• Weekend requirement: every third weekend.
• Locals are not accepted; local radius is 75 miles.
• Pending license accepted.
• RTO limit: no more than 7 days.
• Guaranteed hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist license in Missouri
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (2 years of experience)
• Registered Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• Airway management including endotracheal tube/suctioning, extubation, nasal airway suctioning, oral airway placement, oropharyngeal/suctioning, sputum specimen collection, and tracheostomy/suctioning
• Medication administration including albuterol, atrovent, combivent, inhaled flolan, inhaled steroids, lidocaine, nitric oxide (INO), pulmicort, racemic epinephrine, and xopenex
• Aerosol setup with mask, trach, metered dose inhaler, hand held nebulizer, T-piece, trach collar, and ultrasonic nebulizer
• High flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy
• Ventilator management including BiPAP, CPAP, troubleshooting high pressure alarms, and weaning from mechanical ventilation
• Ability to interpret arterial blood gases (ABGs)
• Experience managing mechanically ventilated patients
• Experience with Epic

Preferred Qualifications

• Active AARC membership.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in any field of study, or actively working toward a bachelor’s degree.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Care for and treat patients with acute and chronic respiratory diseases.
• May be asked to precept respiratory therapy students.
• Airway management/suctioning: endotracheal tube/suctioning, extubation, nasal airway suctioning, oral airway placement, oropharyngeal suctioning, sputum specimen collection, tracheostomy/suctioning.
• Medication administration: Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Inhaled Flolan, Inhaled steroids, Lidocaine, Nitric Oxide (INo), Pulmicort, Racemic epinephrine, Xopenex.
• Medication delivery systems: aerosol set up mask, aerosol set up trach, metered dose inhaler.
• Nebulizers: hand held, T-piece, trach collar, ultrasonic.
• Oxygen therapy: High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC).
• Ventilator management: BiPAP, CPAP, troubleshooting high pressure alarms, weaning from mechanical ventilation.

Facility Notes

• Short Term Acute Care teaching hospital.
• Level Trauma.
• Total staffed beds: 1259.
• Scrub color: medium to dark gray.