Registered Respiratory Therapist
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center

Registered Respiratory Therapist

Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: 06:45 - 19:15

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist license in Louisiana
• Registered Respiratory Therapist with 2 years of experience
• Registered Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• Current BLS certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Current ACLS certification (AHA only)
• Current PALS certification (AHA only)
• Current NRP certification (AHA only)
• Experience working with pediatric patients
• Experience working with neonatal patients
• Experience in a critical care setting

Onboarding Requirements

Submission (before onboarding)

• Resume or profile
• HRIS form (see document library)

Background and Screening

• Background check completed within 30 days prior to start, including:

  • SSN address trace
  • County criminal searches for all counties lived, worked, or attended school in over the last 7 years (state checks are not accepted for county checks)
  • National criminal check
  • NSO, OFAC, OIG, and SAM searches, listed individually or as part of a combined search with each search itemized
  • Third-party education verification
  • Verification of the last 5 years of employment, with employers verified
  • Driving record, which may be included in the background check or run separately
  • All reports uploaded together
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 30 days prior to start. Panel includes THC (positive results reviewed case by case with further documentation), PCP, amphetamines, opiates, cocaine, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, methadone, propoxyphene, and methaqualone
• Eye exam with Ishihara color test and Snellen vision test within 1 year prior to start (may be completed with the physical; upload results)

Facility Training and Competencies

• Unit-specific skills checklist within 1 year prior to start, updated annually
• Core competencies exam within 1 year prior to start with a passing score of 80% or higher, renewed annually. Topics include HIPAA, patient rights, safety orientation, bloodborne pathogens, fire safety, infection control, elder abuse and neglect, age-specific care, cultural diversity, and advance directives
• Competency exam within 1 year of start with a passing score of 80% or higher
• Annual education packet (see document library)
• Badge photo: forward-facing, well lit, non-blurry, neutral background, JPEG format

Health and Immunizations

• Health statement signed and dated within 1 year of start, stating the traveler can work without restrictions
• N95 fit test (3M 1860, 1860s, or 1870+) within 1 year prior to start, updated annually
• TB screening: QuantiFERON blood test within 1 year prior to start, or two-step TB skin test (one within 30 days and the other within 1 year). A positive result requires an MD note stating the traveler is free of active TB or proof of LTBI treatment within 30 days of start
• Annual TB questionnaire within 6 months of start. A positive result requires documentation of evaluation from the Department of Health, and proof of completion if treatment was prescribed
• MMR: proof of 2 immunizations or positive titer. Low titer requires 1 booster. Declination accepted with a written statement signed by the candidate
• Varicella: proof of 2 immunizations or positive titer. Low titer requires 1 booster. Declination accepted with a written statement signed by the candidate
• Hepatitis B: proof of 3 immunizations or positive titer. Low titer requires 1 booster. Declination accepted with signatures from the candidate and agency approval
• Tdap: proof of vaccination within the past 10 years. Declination accepted with signatures from the candidate and agency approval
• Influenza vaccine required for the 10/1/2025 to 4/30/2026 flu season. Only medical or religious exemptions accepted. Medical exemptions require a physician's signature on the medical exemption flu form. Religious exemptions require a signed statement from the traveler. All exemptions require agency approval and the candidate's signature

Optional

• COVID-19 vaccine: proof of vaccine or exemption accepted