Registered Respiratory Therapist
Yuma, Arizona
Yuma Regional Medical Center

Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

Location: Yuma, Arizona (100-mile radius rule applies) Contract Length: 13 weeks Start Date: 11/30 or 12/14 (start dates are not flexible) Shift: Days, 12-hour shifts, 6a-6p, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) verification
• RRT Arizona license
• BLS certification
• ACLS certification
• PALS certification
• NRP certification, required only if the traveler has NICU experience
• Does not accept CRT credential
• 2 years of experience is acceptable for a first-time traveler

Clinical Responsibilities

• Treat 5-6 ventilator patients per day, about 35 treatments in 12 hours
• Patients include adults, pediatrics, and neonates (neonates only if NICU-trained)
• Attend all deliveries and C-sections
• Job duties include ABG draw and analysis, treatments, and ventilator settings
• Travelers are not required to intubate independently but must assist
• Intensivist is in house 24/7
• A Charge RRT is on each shift
• For the main hospital, the traveler will not work alone. In the freestanding ED, the traveler may be the only RT in house.
• Equipment includes Vent-Avea, Hamilton C1, Bipap-V60, EV300, HiFlow Aerovo 2, Zoll backup vents, Glidescope, and Glidescope-GO

Areas and Scheduling

• Covers inpatient units and the freestanding ED (15-minute drive), and may float to the freestanding ED
• Block schedule is not guaranteed but will be accommodated if possible
• Works every other weekend
• Works 2 of 3 major holidays
• Call or standby may be placed on low census

Orientation and Dress Code

• One day each in the ED, ICU, and floor, plus an additional day in NICU if the traveler has NICU experience
• Orientation shift: 7a-7p
• Black scrubs required