Critical Care Respiratory Therapist
Peoria, IL
Nightingale Nurses - Allied
3x12 hrs, Nights

REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION:
- Active IL license or confirmation that application process has been initiated
- Your candidate understands OSF is a Drug-Free Campus and they must produce a negative drug screen for all panels

Department: Respiratory Therapy

- # treatments per day: Use AARC point system, assign around 26-28 points.
- Certs: BLS, RRT (registered respiratory therapist) or CRT (certified respiratory therapist).
- Types of patients (adults, peds, and neonates?): RT cares for general med, intermediate and ICU patients.
- Experience or 'Must have' skills: Experience in a large (300 bed or more) critical care facility. Experience in critical care and have not worked at any OSF facility in the past year. Prefer RRT's, not CRT's.
- RT Equipment (Brand for Vents, Cpap, Bipap, High Flow): Vents:  Primary ventilator is Servo U, Servo i, LTV. Trilogy: Bipap, Cpap:  ResMed S9; heated high flow:  Fisher Paykel.
- Is there a Respiratory Manager/Supervisor/Lead Therapist on each shift?: Yes, team lead, does not take an assignment, serves as a resource.
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes, both available 24/7.
- Shifts & Scheduling: 12 hours, 0630-1900; 1830-0700.
- Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend, weekend are Saturday and Sunday for both days and nights.
- Holiday Requirements: Every other holiday.
- Call or standby call requirement?: No Call.
- What is call response time: N/A.
- Floating Requirements: No floating in RT.
- Scrub Color/Dress Code: Any color scrubs, scrubs are not provided. 
- Department Specific Orientation: First 12 hours, EPIC training, vent review, IPV and specialty item review, Second and Third 12 hour days with a preceptor, then on own.