Travel Respiratory Therapy Technician in Wyandotte, MI

Job Title

Respiratory Therapist

Michigan

Contract | Days (flexibility for additional shifts as needed) | 8-Week Assignment

• Provide intensive respiratory care and patient transport as medically prescribed, including operation of invasive and non-invasive ventilatory equipment, oxygen and aerosol devices, and nebulizer devices
• Evaluate patients and recommend treatment plans; explain procedures, treatments, and equipment to patients and provide discharge education
• Perform chest physiotherapy, suctioning, oximetry, capnography monitoring, pulmonary function studies, and arterial puncture
• Perform 12-Lead EKG, basic arrhythmia recognition, tracheostomy care, and insertion/removal of endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes
• Assist with respiratory-related procedures such as bronchoscopy, percutaneous tracheostomies, and chest tube placement; perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation per BLS and ACLS guidelines
• Maintain accurate documentation of treatments, patient responses, respiratory therapy charges, and communicate findings to attending and pulmonary physicians

• Active Michigan Respiratory Therapist license (required prior to hire)
• Current ACLS certification (required prior to hire)
• Current BLS certification
• Ability to operate and maintain mechanical ventilation equipment and perform equipment self-tests
• Experience with moderate complexity laboratory testing protocols including pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic phases (where applicable)

• Experience with video laryngoscope systems for endotracheal intubation
• Familiarity with PleurX catheter or similar chest drainage devices
• Ability to perform routine chest x-ray review to assess need for further evaluation

• Immediate start opportunity with a defined contract length, offering a focused and impactful clinical experience
• Work within a collaborative care environment with opportunities to apply a broad range of advanced respiratory therapy skills