RRT
Saint Louis, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

RRT

Role Overview

• Travel/Contract role in Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics
• Night shift: 3x12 hours, 18:45–7:15
• 36 hours per week
• Contract length: 26 weeks
• First-timers accepted
• Every third weekend required
• Candidates will be expected to work in ICUs and floors
• Open to accommodating block schedule: No
• Locals accepted: No; local radius rule is 75 miles
• Pending license accepted
• RTO restriction: no more than 7 days

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist license in Missouri
• Registered Respiratory Therapist with 2 years of experience
• Registered Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• Experience with endotracheal tube/suctioning, extubation, nasal airway suctioning, oral airway placement, oropharyngeal/suctioning, sputum specimen collection, and tracheostomy/suctioning
• Experience administering albuterol, atrovent, combivent, inhaled flolan, inhaled steroids, lidocaine, nitric oxide (iNO), pulmicort, racemic epinephrine, and xopenex
• Experience with aerosol setup (mask and trach), metered dose inhaler delivery
• Experience with hand-held, T-piece, trach collar, and ultrasonic nebulizers
• Experience with high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy
• Experience with BiPAP, CPAP, troubleshooting high pressure alarms, and weaning from mechanical ventilation
• Ability to interpret arterial blood gases (ABGs)
• Experience with Epic

Preferred Qualifications

• Active AARC membership
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in any field of study, or actively working toward a bachelor’s degree

Clinical Skills / Experience

• Airway management devices/suctioning: Endrotracheal tube/suctioning, Extubation, Nasal airway suctioning, Oral airway placement, Oropharyngeal/suctioning, Sputum specimen collection, Tracheostomy/suctioning
• Medication administration: Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Inhaled Flolan, Inhaled steroids, Lidocaine, Nitric Oxide (INo), Pulmicort, Racemic epinephrine, Xopenex
• Medication delivery systems: Aerosol set up mask, Aerosol set up trach, Metered dose inhaler
• Nebulizer: Hand held, T-piece, Trach collar, Ultrasonic
• Oxygen therapy: High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Ventilator management: BiPAP, CPAP, troubleshooting high pressure alarms, weaning from mechanical ventilation
• ABG interpretation
• Ability to care for and treat patients with acute and chronic respiratory diseases
• Comfortable managing mechanically ventilated patients
• Ability to walk relatively long distances

Additional Notes

• Teaching hospital; may occasionally be asked to precept respiratory therapy students
• Charting: EPIC
• Type of facility: Short Term Acute Care
• Teaching / Level Trauma
• Total staffed beds: 1259