Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist
Rome, GA
LanceSoft
3x12 hrs, Days

o   Minimum Years of Experience required? 2-3 years

o   Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes

●        Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

o   Will provide Respiratory Care to all patients throughout the facility. A brief overview of each department is provided below.

ED:

o   General ED population for Level 2 Trauma – Chest Pain/Cardiac events, Stroke, Trauma – GSW, Stabbings, MVC, Falls, etc.; Respiratory illnesses, Seizures, Abdominal illnesses and infections, ETOH/CIWA, IVDA, Mental Health

Medical-Surgical Floors:

o   3 Medsurg (Overflow & Difficult to place patients – 27 beds): General Med/Surg, Vascular dementia, Cerebrovascular disease, History of CVA

o   3 North (Oncology – 20 beds): Immunocompromise patients, Cancer pts’, end of life care, respite, palliative care patients

o   4 East (Ortho – 16 beds): Medical and surgical ortho patients/Trauma

o   4 South (General Surgery & Trauma – 36 beds)

o   4 Central (Pulmonology – 22 beds): Acute respiratory failure, Hyperglycemia, Sepsis, Metabolic Encephalopathy, Dementia, COPD, Acute Kidney Injury, Failure to thrive, Pneumonia (This floor takes glucommander).

o   6 Central (Vascular & Bariatric Surgery – 19 beds)

Critical Care Areas:

o   4 West (Neurology Stepdown – 23 beds)

o   5 West (Cardiac Stepdown – 34 beds)

o   Observation unit (Decision Unit & Overflow for 5 West – 11 beds)

o   ICU (Medical, Surgical, Neuro, Cardiac – all combined – 26 beds)

●        Required License, National Certification, Certifications (BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance:

o   BLS, ACLS, PALS

o   RRT required

●        Skills required:

o   Mechanical Ventilator management, Therapist Driven Protocols, Intubations experience (preferred)

●        Support within the Department:

o   Respiratory Leadership

o   Peer RTs

●        Technology/Equipment:

o   EMR: EPIC

o   Department specific Equipment: Getinge Servo U, Servo Air, ABL90 (POCT)