Respiratory Therapist
Princeton, West Virginia
Princeton Community Hospital

Respiratory Therapist - West Virginia

Location

• City: Princeton, West Virginia

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Job Description

• Provide respiratory therapy services across a variety of inpatient units in a community hospital setting.
• Work includes managing ventilators, performing arterial blood gases (ABGs), BiPAP, infant ventilators/CPAP, resuscitation, and EKGs.
• Patient population primarily adults, with some pediatric and neonatal patients in a family birthing unit (no C-sections).
• Coverage areas include all inpatient units, emergency department, inpatient and outpatient EKGs, and outpatient bronchoscopies.
• May initiate CPAP on infants.
• No coverage required for Sleep Lab, Pulmonary, or Cardiac Rehab.
• Assist with intubation but do not intubate independently.
• Typically manage 8-9 ventilators simultaneously in ICU.
• No critical care transport outside the facility required.
• Work schedule includes 12-hour night shifts (18:45–07:15), 36 hours per week.
• Weekend work every other weekend; holiday work only if scheduled (Christmas and New Year's).
• No call or standby call required.
• Floating only within the facility.
• Dress code: professional scrubs of any color, professional appearance, no long nails, men must be clean-shaven.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of respiratory therapy experience.
• Experience required in ER, ICU, and inpatient adult care.
• Pediatric experience preferred; training available.
• Certifications required:

  • Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) via NBRC (RRT preferred)
  • ACLS (American Heart Association)
  • BLS (American Heart Association)
  • NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
  • PALS
  • STABLE Certification
• Must have a valid, unexpired driver's license.
• Must disclose any licensing issues at time of submission.

Skills and Duties

• Perform breathing treatments, ventilator management, ABG draws and analysis, and EKGs.
• Placement of arterial lines by core respiratory therapists.
• Manage a high volume of treatments (40-70 per therapist per day).
• Work under supervision of lead therapist or supervisor.
• Orientation includes general and classroom training, followed by approximately 3 days of shadowing with a preceptor.

Equipment Experience

• Puritan Bennett 840 ventilators
• Hamilton C1 ventilators (invasive, non-invasive, high flow)
• Avea ventilators
• Bipap V60
• Vapotherm high flow devices

Additional Information

• Facility has an open ICU with 2 pulmonologists and 24/7 hospitalist coverage.
• Physicians and residents may perform intubations.
• Scheduling is set 4 weeks in advance by management.
• Travelers may be asked to work weekends only if preferred.
• Second interview and on-site skills assessment required.