Position / Specialty: Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Shift: 3x12 Days Ratios/Daily Caseload: Years of experience REQ: Minimum 1 year experience required. First-timers accepted: Yes. Weekend REQ: Will work every other weekend. Certs REQ: BLS and RRT required. Is on-call REQ? Required as needed for the department. Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Will float if needed. Open to accommodating block schedule? Discuss schedule requests with manager. Locals accepted: Yes- no radius. Pending License accepted: No- active IL license required to apply. RTO Restrictions: Ideally no more than 5 days. Guaranteed Hours: Client may call-off up to 36 hours per thirteen week assignment without paying for the cancelled hours. If Client cancels more hours than permitted by this section, Client will be billed for any shifts or portions thereof cancelled in excess of this section. If Candidates are placed on-call in lieu of being called off, that will count as a called-off shift. Special Requirements: Required Work Setting Experience: Adult Critical Care, Emergency Department. Required Airway Management Devices/Suctioning Skills/Experience: Endrotracheal tube/suctioning, Extubation, Intubation Assist, Nasal airway placement, Nasal airway suctioning, Oral airway placement, Oropharyngeal/suctioning, Sputum specimen collection, Tracheostomy/suctioning. Required Nebulizer Skills/Experience: Hand held, T-Piece, Trach collar. Required Oxygen therapy Skills/Experience: Bag and mask, ET Tube, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) , T-Piece, Trach Collar, Venturi Masks. Required Ventilator Management Skills/Experience: BiPAP, CPAP, Troubleshooting high pressure alarms, Weaning from mechanical ventilation. Cerner experience required. Teaching Hospital Experience, Community Hospital Experience, Trauma Level I and II Experience preferred.
Hospital Highlights Type of Facility: Acute Care Hospital Magnet / Teaching / Level Trauma (if applicable): Acute Care Hospital - Level I trauma center. Magnet hospital/facility. Total Staffed Beds: 562 beds Scrub Color: Any solid color scrubs. Charting: Cerner Parking Cost: parking permit required, no cost. Will fill out form during orientation.