Respiratory Therapist - NICU
Seattle, Washington
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus

Job Opportunity: Registered Respiratory Therapist - NICU

Location

• Seattle, Washington

Employment Type

• Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks

Shift Details

• Night shift
• 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each (18:30 to 7:00)
• Total 36 hours per week

Patient Population

• Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics

Work Setting Experience

• Pulmonary Function Test Lab (preferred)
• Adult Critical Care, Emergency Department, PICU, Pediatrics (required)

Patient Load

• Approximately 5 ventilators
• 6-8 RVUs
• 500 rooms

Clinical Skills & Responsibilities

• Airway management: extubation, intubation assist, nasal and oral airway placement and suctioning, sputum specimen collection, tracheostomy suctioning
• Medication administration including: Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Flovent, Inhaled Flolan, inhaled steroids, Isuprel, Lidocaine, Mucomyst, Nitric Oxide, Perforomist, Pulmicort, Racemic epinephrine, Spiriva, Terbutaline Sulfate, Theophylline, Tobramycin, Xopenex
• Medication delivery systems: aerosol mask and trach setups, Medihaler, metered dose inhaler
• Nebulizer types: cold, handheld, heated, ultrasonic, T-piece, trach collar
• Ventilator management: BiPAP, Flow-by, CPAP, high frequency oscillator, troubleshooting high pressure alarms, weaning from mechanical ventilation
• Ventilators used: Draeger, Servo I (required)
• Professional knowledge: ABG interpretation, basic EKG

Required Qualifications

• Valid Respiratory Care Practitioner license in Washington
• Minimum 1 year of Respiratory Care Practitioner experience within the last year
• Experience working with Neonate patients
• Experience in an Acute Care setting
• Pediatric Respiratory Therapist experience
• Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NRP, PALS
• Experience with Epic electronic health record system