Registered Respiratory Therapist
Peoria, IL
ADN Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Respiratory Therapy Respiratory Therapist

Location: Peoria, Illinois Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Days, 12-hour shifts (0630-1900 or 1830-0700) Hours: 36 per week

Required Qualifications

• BLS (AHA)
• Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) via NBRC, or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) via NBRC
• Active Illinois license, or confirmation that the application process has been initiated
• Experience in critical care
• Experience in a large (300 beds or more) critical care facility
• Must not have worked at any facility in the health system within the past year

Preferred Qualifications

• RRT over CRT

Application Requirements

• Clinician's middle initial
• Requested time off
• Negative drug screen for all panels (drug-free campus)

Placement and Scheduling

• Accepts local placements for clinicians with permanent addresses within 50 miles
• Every other weekend (Saturday and Sunday, both days and nights)
• Every other holiday
• No call or standby call
• No floating in Respiratory Therapy

Role Details

• Patients: general medicine, intermediate care, and ICU
• Treatment load: about 26-28 points per day using the AARC point system
• Equipment: Servo U, Servo i, and LTV ventilators; Trilogy BiPAP; ResMed S9 CPAP; Fisher Paykel heated high flow
• Respiratory manager, supervisor, or lead therapist on each shift (team lead, does not take an assignment, serves as a resource)
• Hospitalist and intensivist in house 24/7
• Scrubs: any color; scrubs are not provided

Orientation

• 12 non-billable hours; guaranteed hours do not apply during orientation
• First 12 hours: electronic health record training, ventilator review, and specialty item review
• Second and third 12-hour days with a preceptor, then independent