Local Contract Registered Respiratory Therapist
Oviedo, FL
LanceSoft
5x8 hrs, Nights

Permanent Position- RRT - Oviedo, FL

Position Name: RRT

Facility Name: Oviedo Medical Center​

Available Shifts: Nights (Rotating Weekends)

Salary Range: Min: $28- Mid to Max: (12+ years of experience): $35-$40 an HR

Shift Differentials: $4.50 for nights & Weekends: $3 

Sign on: $15k

Relocation assistance: Case by Case

Role:

• You will perform and document patient assessment, including breath sounds, airway patency, and cuff pressure. You will conduct diagnostic procedures to evaluate the need for, and response to, respiratory therapy.
• You will administer respiratory care therapies, including oxygen delivery, aerosol medication delivery, and chest physiotherapy.
• You will assist with placement of artificial airways. You will initiate, monitor, and maintain mechanical ventilation.
• You will monitor patient for therapeutic response. You will notify provider and intervene as appropriate in the event of an unintended response.
• You will assist with transportation of ventilator-dependent patients.
• You will respond to emergent patient situations and ensure airway integrity and adequate ventilation during resuscitation as required.

Qualifications you will need:

• 1 year of RRT experience required (would like to see L&D or critical care experience). *CRT (Certified Respiratory Therapist) does not qualify.
• Neonate Resuscitate must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
• (NBRC-RRT) Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Associate Degree
• Basic Cardiac Life Support, or BCLS Instructor must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt, or ACLS Instructor must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
• PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt, or PALS Instructor must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
• (RRT/RCP-State) Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner