Registered Respiratory Therapist
Lansing, Michigan
Sparrow Hospital

RRT - Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics

Overview

• Location: Lansing, Michigan
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: ASAP
• Facility: Short-term acute care, Magnet, Teaching, Level 1 Trauma, 632 staffed beds
• Scrub color: Burgundy/Wine
• Parking: Free with badge to enter parking garage

Schedule and Hours

• Shift: 3 x 12-hour nights, 18:30 to 7:00
• Hours: 36 per week
• Guaranteed hours: 36 for 3 x 12-hour shifts, 48 for 4 x 12-hour shifts, 40 for shifts under 12 hours (8 or 10-hour shifts)
• Weekends: Every other weekend (Friday and Saturday night)
• On-call: Not required
• Float within scope to meet facility needs: No
• Block schedule: Not accommodated
• Restrictions: Does not accept first-time travelers
• RTO: Must be submitted at time of profile

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist license in Michigan
• Registered Respiratory Therapist with 2 years of experience
• Registered Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association or RQI
• CRTT
• High school-level education (completion of high school or equivalent)
• Experience working with pediatric patients
• Experience working with adult patients
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• Experience in a critical care setting
• Experience in an emergency department setting
• Experience with Epic

Credentials and Documents

• Drivers license or state ID (must be renewed with proof if it expires during the assignment)
• Social Security card
• E-Verify
• Background check within 30 days of start, including education verification and highest level of education verification
• High school diploma, GED, or transcript (not required for RNs)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Fingerprinting not required at this facility
• Negative 10-panel drug screen with THC within 30 days of start (medical marijuana cards and dilute screens not accepted)
• Resume with 7-year work history
• 2 references from previous employers
• Skills checklist (skill inventory)
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement
• Facility exhibits A, B, and C, and emergency contact information, completed before start
• Facility TB questionnaire, completed annually
• Signed facility access agreement before start
• OSHA respirator form completed at least 1 week before start
• Unit-specific competency exam (no expiration) and medication/pharmacology exam as applicable
• Facility modules completed onsite at orientation

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start, noting latex sensitivity
• N95 fit test within 12 months of start, updated annually
• Tdap within 10 years of start
• Negative 2-step PPD or QuantiFERON within 2 months of start (or a negative chest X-ray and positive result within 1 year if positive)
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: 2 MMR vaccines or immunity titers (one booster acceptable if titer is low)
• Hepatitis B: positive titer only (vaccine series not accepted)
• Varicella: 2 vaccines or immunity titer (one booster acceptable if titer is low)
• Flu vaccination on file: season runs October 1 to March 31; candidates starting before the season must have it on file by October 31

Other Information

• Housing: Not mentioned