Respiratory Therapist
Bloomington, Illinois
OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center

Respiratory Therapist

Location: Bloomington, Illinois Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts (1830-0700; some listings show 1830-0630), 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Active Illinois RT license, or confirmation that the licensing application has been initiated
• BLS (AHA)
• ACLS (AHA)
• Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) via NBRC
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) via NBRC
• Some adult experience with the listed equipment
• Must pass a negative drug screen for all panels (Drug-free campus)

Preferred Qualifications

• NRP (optional)
• PALS (optional)

Patient Population and Units

• Mostly adults, with minimal pediatric and neonatal patients
• Inpatient areas: ICU, Post ICU, Medical, Surgical, OB, and ED

Responsibilities

• Approximately 0 to varies treatments per day
• ABGs and EKGs performed
• Assists with intubation only (does not intubate independently)
• Hospitalist in house on days; on call at nights

Equipment

• Ventilators: PB980, PB840, Avea, Servo, ENVE
• BiPAP: V60
• CPAP: ResMed
• High-flow: Vapotherm

Schedule and Call

• Weekend rotation: Saturday/Sunday every third weekend
• Holidays included
• Weekend call at least once every 6 weeks, with a 30-minute response time
• Call-off policy: equivalent of 12 hours every 13 weeks, with no penalty or payment required for the shift
• Self-scheduling offered
• No floating requirements
• No dress code

Orientation

• Non-billable orientation: 12 hours; guaranteed hours do not apply during orientation
• Department-specific orientation: minimum 3 shifts