Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist
Florence, SC
LanceSoft
3x12 hrs, Days

Job Description:

• Maintains a professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co- workers in accordance with our Service
• Excellence Standards and Core Values.
• Performs direct patient care and the provision of Respiratory Care and
• Hyperbaric Medicine (for those special trained) procedures in all areas within the facility.  Performs all procedures according to policy & procedure. Organizes workload to ensure therapy is completed as proscribed.
• Participates in all aspects of RC educational activities & departmental meetings. Documents & maintains records, charts and reports in a timely manner & documents appropriately.
• Responds to Code Blue & Rapid Response alerts in timely manner & documents appropriately.
• Hyperbaric Medicine, NICU care, PICU care and Asthma Education. 
  Performs all other duties as assigned.
• Exercises sound clinical judgement & assessment skills to provide appropriate provision of patient care & monitoring & communication of information to other caregivers.
• Evaluates patient care & makes recommendations when needed.
• Special trained – Performs Pulmonary Functions, Methacholine Challenges,

Unit Description

No Call- Every other weekend Requires- RRT BLS ACLS Work assignments in units are paired with step down and or floor assignment. On average responsible for 8 vented patients in a unit. Floor assignments consist of 3-4 floors. On average 2-3 intrahospital transports (CT,MRI, Specials) per shift. -Bulk Equipment: Servo i vent V60 BiPAP iStat for ABG analysis