Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist
Minneapolis, MN
The Judge Group
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Facility

Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Specialty

RRT

Job Type

Allied

Employment

Travel/Contract

Shift

Night (3x12 Hours) 18:30 7:00

Contract Group

Allina Health

Block Schedule

No

Pay When Paid

No

Job Description

Position / Specialty: RRT - ECMO Specialist
Shift: 3x12 Nights 1830-0700. Will occasionally work day shift coverage as needed
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? No
Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Will float as needed.
Open to accommodating block schedule? Discuss schedule requests with manager.
Locals accepted: No- must live >100 miles from facility to apply.
Pending License accepted: Yes but must be active at start.
RTO Restrictions: Ideally no more than 5 days.
Guaranteed Hours: Client may cancel up to 3 shifts at any time for any assigned Aya Candidate without any penalty or obligation to pay Aya for such cancelled time. On-call hours do not count towards the guaranteed minimum hours.
Special Requirements: 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.



Hospital Highlights
Type of Facility: Short Term Acute Care
Magnet / Teaching / Level Trauma (if applicable): Magnet / Teaching / Level III Trauma
Total Staffed Beds: 672
Scrub Color: Ceil Blue (provided) or Olive Green (Traveler own)
Charting: Excellian/Epic
Parking Cost: Parking is a flat rate of $.55/hour. This rate applies to all shifts.