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Registered Respiratory Therapist (Adult Critical Care/ED)
Rochester, New York
Unity Hospital

$1,996-2,294/week

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Job Opportunity: Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

Location: Rochester, New York
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights, 3 shifts per week (12-hour shifts, 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM)
Hours per Week: 36 hours
Call: Night call preferred, approximately 1 every other week
Weekend: Every other weekend required
Patient Ratio Experience: 1:20

Job Description

Rotate between acute care and long-term care settings
Patient diagnoses commonly include CHF, COPD, pneumonia, respiratory failure, and respiratory infections
Responsibilities include arterial blood gas (ABG) sampling, ventilator management, patient assessment, and pulmonary hygiene
Use of specialized equipment such as Hamilton and Servo-U ventilators, NKV330 NIV device, AIRVO2, Dream Machines, and V30 ventilators
Airway management skills required: endotracheal tube suctioning, extubation, intubation assistance, nasal and oral airway placement and suctioning, sputum specimen collection, tracheostomy suctioning
Oxygen therapy delivery via bag and mask, ET tube, high flow nasal cannula (HFNC), T-piece, and trach collar
Ventilator management including BiPAP, CPAP, troubleshooting high-pressure alarms, and weaning from mechanical ventilation

Work Settings

Adult Critical Care
Emergency Department

Required Qualifications

Valid Respiratory Care Practitioner license in New York
Minimum of 1 year of recent Respiratory Care Practitioner experience
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Experience maintaining a 1:20 patient ratio
Proficient in arterial blood gas (ABG) sampling

Additional Information

Scrubs: Any shade of gray or gray/black combination
No local candidates within 50 miles accepted
Prior travel experience is not explicitly required for this position

This position is ideal for experienced RRTs comfortable working nights in critical care and emergency settings, with strong ventilator and airway management skills.