Respiratory Therapist
Twin Falls, Idaho
St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center

Respiratory Therapist

Location: Twin Falls, Idaho
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights (6:00 PM – 6:30 AM)
Hours per Day: 12
Hours per Week: 36
Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
Holiday Requirement: As needed
Scheduling: Self-scheduling with option for block scheduling
Orientation: 1 week (based on experience)
Dress Code: Any color scrubs
Floating: ICU, floors, NICU, ER
Call Requirement: Low census call per contract
Patient Population: NICU to geriatrics (ICU, stepdown, MedSurg, small Peds unit, no PICU)
Work Areas: Inpatient and Emergency Room
Typical Workload: Up to 30 treatments per shift depending on season and floor assignment

Required Qualifications

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) or Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) via NBRC
• ACLS, BLS, PALS certifications required
• NICU experience required (STABLE and NRP certifications required only for NICU or travelers handling babies)
• Minimum 1 year of respiratory therapy experience acceptable
• First-time travelers are welcome (prior travel experience not required)

Job Duties

• Perform ABGs: draw and analyze
• Administer breathing treatments, BiPAP, CPAP, and ventilator management
• Assist with bedside bronchoscopies
• Assist with intubation and may place LMA (do not intubate independently)
• Use equipment including Drager vents, Cervo-NICU, Hamilton transport vent, Vapotherm, Philips V60 and V30

Additional Information

• Always a team lead or charge therapist on shift; travelers may be charge depending on experience and willingness
• Traveler will never be the only RT in-house
• Must attend department meetings once per month
• Facility enforces a 50-mile radius rule for candidate residence prior to profile review