Respiratory Therapist II
Goldsboro, North Carolina
Wayne UNC Health Care

Respiratory Therapist II

Location

• Goldsboro, North Carolina

Contract

• 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• 12-hour day shifts

Role Summary

• Advanced respiratory care role providing airway management, mechanical ventilator management, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, and respiratory care procedures and treatments.
• May also perform pulmonary function testing as needed.
• May be required to be on-call days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Functions independently with minimal supervision and serves as a resource to other staff.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Respiratory Therapist license in North Carolina
• Respiratory Therapist with 2 years of experience
• Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• Current certification as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC)
• ACLS issued by the American Heart Association
• PALS issued by the American Heart Association
• NRP
• Airway management including aspiration of established airways, tracheostomy care, tracheostomy tube changes, endotracheal intubations and extubations
• Mechanical ventilator management including setting up the ventilator, verifying function using specialized ventilator modes, monitoring patients, and providing weaning techniques
• Oxygen therapy
• Aerosol therapy and aerosol medication delivery
• Respiratory care procedures and treatments designed to assess, prevent, stabilize or remedy patients respiratory dysfunction
• Ability to interpret arterial blood gases (ABGs)
• Experience with pulmonary function testing (PFTs)
• Experience with ECMO management including managing extracorporeal circulation for cardiac and respiratory support
• Advanced practice procedures per UNC Air Care Protocol including UAC, UVC, IV insertion, intraosseous insertion, chest tube insertion, and needle decompression

Preferred Qualifications

• None listed

Additional Details

• Candidates must be able to start on 11/23
• Block schedule requests will be considered
• May transport pediatric and neonatal patients when working with Carolina Air Care
• May perform advanced practice procedures per UNC Air Care Protocol, including UAC, UVC, IV insertion, intraosseous insertion, chest tube insertion, needle decompression, ABGs, and blood glucose monitoring
• May manage extracorporeal circulation for cardiac and respiratory support when working with ECMO