Registered Respiratory Therapist
Lone Tree, Colorado
Sky Ridge Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

Location

• City: Lone Tree, Colorado

Employment Type

• Travel assignment
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Hours per week: 36

Unit Information

• Unit: Respiratory Therapy
• Facility size: 240 beds
• Respiratory Therapy staff: 15 RRTs
• Minimum staffing: 3 RRTs on day shift, 3 RRTs on night shift
• Patient load: 30-40 points average per shift
• Equipment: PB 840 ventilators in ICU
• Electronic Medical Record system: Meditech

Typical Procedures

• Administer respiratory treatments
• Ventilator setup and management
• Assist with intubation
• Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) sampling
• Patient and staff education
• All respiratory therapy procedures across Emergency Department, Pediatrics, ICU, NICU, Medical, and Surgical units

Required Qualifications

• Valid Respiratory Therapist license in Colorado
• Minimum 2 years of Respiratory Therapist experience
• Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• Current certifications: ACLS, BLS, NBRC, NRP, PALS

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Meditech EMR
• PICU and NICU experience

Work Environment & Culture

• Collaborative, team-player culture
• Flexible scheduling options
• Autonomy in clinical decision-making, especially in NICU and ICU settings related to therapy and ventilator liberation

This position is ideal for experienced Respiratory Therapists seeking a travel role with exposure to a high-acuity, technologically equipped environment supporting a broad patient population including critical care and neonatal units.