Respiratory Therapist II
Raleigh, North Carolina
UNC Rex Healthcare

Respiratory Therapist II

Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Employment Type: Clinical-Allied
Shift: Days (3 shifts per week, 12 hours each)
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

• Provide advanced respiratory care including airway management, mechanical ventilator management, oxygen and aerosol therapy, and respiratory procedures to assess, prevent, stabilize, or remedy respiratory dysfunction.
• Perform standard respiratory care such as aerosol medication delivery, bedside pulmonary function testing, breathing exercises, arterial punctures, tracheostomy care and changes, endotracheal intubations and extubations.
• May perform pulmonary function testing and advanced procedures including UAC, UVC, IV and intraosseous insertion, chest tube insertion, needle decompression, arterial blood gases (ABGs), and blood glucose monitoring as needed.
• May manage extracorporeal circulation for cardiac and respiratory support (ECMO) when applicable.
• May be required to be on-call during days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Independently functions with minimal supervision and serves as a resource to other staff.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Respiratory Therapist license in North Carolina
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Respiratory Therapist, including experience within the last year
• Experience working with Neonate, Infant, and Adult patients
• Current Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC)
• Certification in ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
• Certification in NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
• Certification in PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
• Certification in CPFT (Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with EPIC electronic health record system.
• Experience with SERVO U ventilators.

Additional Information

• Work schedule consists of 3 twelve-hour day shifts per week.
• Must be NICU capable with adult experience.
• May be involved in pediatric and neonatal patient transport per protocol.

This position requires advanced respiratory therapy skills, flexibility for on-call duties, and the ability to work independently while serving as a resource to others.