Respiratory Therapist II - Pediatrics
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
UNC Medical Center

Respiratory Therapist II - Pediatrics

Location

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Schedule

• Nights
• 36 hours per week
• 12-hour shifts
• May require on-call coverage on days, nights, weekends, and holidays

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Required Qualifications

• Valid Pediatric Respiratory Therapist license in North Carolina
• 2 years of experience as a Pediatric Respiratory Therapist
• Pediatric Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• Experience in at least one of the following specialties: Pediatrics (Peds), PICU, and/or NICU
• Recent experience in the specialty
• Oscillatory ventilator experience within the last 5 years
• Experience with Epic
• Graduation from an accredited Respiratory Therapy program
• Current RRT certification by the NBRC
• ACLS or NRP or PALS or CPFT or an advanced practice certificate to administer moderate sedation in Bronchoscopy Lab

Key Responsibilities

• Provide respiratory care including airway management, mechanical ventilator management, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, and related treatments
• Perform airway procedures such as tracheostomy care, tracheostomy tube changes, aspiration of established airways, endotracheal intubations, and extubations
• May perform pulmonary function testing as needed
• May transport pediatric and neonatal patients
• May perform advanced practice procedures under protocol, including UAC, UVC, IV insertion, chest tube insertion, needle decompression, ABGs, and blood glucose monitoring
• May manage ECMO support when assigned
• Set up, monitor, and wean ventilator support as needed
• Work independently with minimal supervision and serve as a resource to other staff