Registered Respiratory Therapist (ECMO Specialist)
Minneapolis, MN
The Judge Group
3x12 hrs, Nights

**MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE WORKING THE ECMO MACHINE**
 

Position / Specialty: RRT - ECMO Specialist
 

Shift: 3x12 Nights (1830-0700) will occasionally rotate to day shift as needed 0630 – 1900
 

Years of experience REQ: Min. 2 years RRT and 1 year ECMO Specialist req.
 

First-timers accepted: Yes- min 1 year ECMO specialist experience.
 

Weekend REQ: Will work every other weekend
 

Certs REQ: ACLS, BLS, PALS, RRT, and State License required.
 

Is on-call REQ? Yes- On-call required as needed for the department.

Locals accepted: Yes
 

Pending License accepted: Yes but must be active at start.
 

RTO Restrictions: Ideally no more than 5 days.

Required Work Setting Experience: 

Adult Critical Care. Required Airway Management Devices/Suctioning Skills/Experience: Endotracheal tube/suctioning, Extubation, Intubation Assist, Nasal airway placement, Nasal airway suctioning, Oral airway placement, Oropharyngeal/suctioning, Pulmonary Hygiene, Sputum specimen collection, Tracheostomy/suctioning. Required Care of Patient With: ARDS, Aspiration, Bronchoscopy, COVID, ECMO, Fresh tracheostomy, Pneumonia. Required Medication Administration Skills/Experience: Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Flovent, Inhaled Flolan, Inhaled steroids, Mucomyst, Nitric Oxide (INo), Pulmicort, Racemic epinephrine, Spiriva, Tobramycin, Xopenex. Required Medication Delivery System 

Skills/Experience: Aerosol set up mask, Aerosol set up trach. Required Nebulizer 

Skills/Experience: Cold, Hand held, Heated, Ultrasonic, T-piece, Trach collar. 

Required Oxygen therapy Skills/Experience: Bag and mask, ET Tube, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Portable Oxygen tank, Protocol Driven ECMO, T-Piece, Trach collar. Arterial puncture experience required. Required Ventilator Management 

Skills/Experience: BiPAP, CPAP, Patient Transport (inter-departmental and ambulance transport), SIMV (Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation), Troubleshooting high pressure alarms, Weaning from mechanical ventilation. Required Professional Knowledge and Skills: ABG interpretation, Chest Physiotherapy: Vest, Chest Physiotherapy, Drawing arterial blood gases.