Respiratory Therapist
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin

Respiratory Therapist

Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Employment Type: Clinical, Allied, Travel Contract Length: 17 weeks Shift: 1st shift, 12-hour days (36 hours per week)

Role Summary

A Respiratory Care Practitioner performs designated respiratory care and pulmonary diagnostic procedures under established department and hospital policies. Care is provided to patients of all ages in critical care and non-critical care areas. Duties include:

• Therapeutic treatment and diagnostic testing using medical gases and equipment, environmental control systems, humidification, and aerosols (upon physician order)
• Administering medications to the cardiopulmonary system
• Ventilatory support, including maintenance and management of life support systems
• Bronchopulmonary clearance and breathing exercises
• Patient education and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Maintenance of natural and artificial airways
• Other duties as assigned

Schedule

• 3 x 12-hour day shifts per week, 06:00 to 18:30
• Every other weekend rotation
• Holiday rotation

Required Qualifications

• Associate Degree from a CoARC-accredited Respiratory Care program
• Current State of Wisconsin License as a Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP)
• Minimum of 1 year of Respiratory Therapist experience, including experience within the last year
• Minimum of 1 year of worked or educational clinical experience in both general and critical care
• Experience with pulmonary function testing (PFTs)
• BLS
• ACLS
• NRP (CHD only, at specific facilities)