Registered Respiratory Therapist
Auburn, New York
Auburn Community Hospital

RRT

Role Summary

• Travel/Contract role in Auburn, New York
• 13-week assignment
• Day shift: 3x12 hours, 7:00–19:30
• 36 hours per week
• Locals accepted at a lower bill rate
• First-time travelers accepted with 3+ years of recent experience

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist license in New York
• Registered Respiratory Therapist with 1 year of experience
• Registered Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• Experience working with Adult patients
• Experience in a Critical Care setting
• Experience in an Emergency Department setting

Preferred

• None stated

Documentation and Compliance

• Unexpired government-issued photo ID
• Background check within 1 year of start, covering all locations lived/worked/in school for the past 7 years, with annual updates
• EPLS/GSA/SAM clearance prior to facility start
• HHS/OIG clearance prior to facility start
• Orientation Safety Manual acknowledgement
• Annual stroke education: 2 hours minimum, including NIH Stroke Scale training
• National certification/verification prior to facility start and upon expiration, as applicable by profession and state
• Competency exam, as applicable to profession/specialty
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam, as applicable to profession
• Conscious sedation competency exam
• Candidate must review and sign the code of conduct
• Candidate must review and sign the patient abuse reporting policy
• Candidate must review and sign the confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement
• Candidate must review, complete the self-study orientation quiz, and sign acknowledgements for the orientation packet
• Annual tuberculosis screening questionnaire within 12 months of start
• Full physical within 12 months of start, signed by a licensed provider
• Fit test within 12 months of start, updated annually
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap within the last 10 years or declination
• Negative TB test or chest x-ray within 1 year of start
• Measles, mumps, and rubella immunity documentation
• Hepatitis B series, titer, or signed declination
• Varicella vaccination, positive titer, or physician-documented history of disease
• 9-panel drug screen within 30 days of start
• Flu vaccine or declination during flu season
• COVID vaccine records or declination
• 2 professional references within 3 years of hire
• Skills checklist
• New York NYS Nurse Aide Registry requirement
• New York State Medicaid Exclusion List requirement

Additional Notes

• Electronic documentation system: All Scripts
• Respiratory Therapy candidates may be required to complete an automated dispensing cabinet security document for Pyxis access