Registered Respiratory Therapist, Part Time $20K Sign On Bonus

Company: Holy Cross Hospital
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Posted on: November 26, 2022

Job Description:

Employment Type: Part time Shift: Day Shift
Description: Acute care hospital setting requiring critical thinking skills and knowledge of adult respiratory disease processes and respiratory therapy treatment applications. Knowledge of Adult mechanical ventilation principles and current practice guidelines. Willing to work with multidisciplinary team to facilitate proactive respiratory interventions.

Graduate of accredited Respiratory Therapy Program, RRT Florida Licensed, active NBRC certificate. MFTPosition with Benefits. Requires BLS, ACLS, Pals and at least 1 year hospital experience. Willing to work flexible hours. Acute care hospitalsetting requiring critical thinking skills and knowledge of adult respiratory disease processes and respiratorytherapy treatment applications. Knowledge of Adult mechanical ventilation principles and current practice guidelines. Willing to work with multidisciplinary team to facilitate proactive respiratory interventions.

Graduate of accredited Respiratory Therapy Program, RRT Florida Licensed, active NBRC certificate. Per Diem Position, without Benefits. Requires BLS, ACLS, PALS, and at least 1 year hospital experience. Willing to work flexible hours.

The job of a Respiratory Therapist includes:
* Performs floor care therapies and oxygen administration following proper policy and procedure.
*Performs floor care therapies and oxygen in an acute care setting.
* Performs or assists with endotracheal intubation as indicated in a safe manner
* Performs endotracheal extubation as indicated in a safe manner.
* Maintains clinical competency for mechanical ventilation in adult critical care units.
* Able to perform arterial blood gas draws in a safe and effective manner from radial, brachial and femoral arteries.

What a Respiratory Therapist Will Need:
* High school diploma or equivalent is required.
* Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Care program required.
* Work experience in all aspects of respiratory care preferred.
* Competency in NICU, blood gas laboratory, maintenance, PFT and bronchoscopy assistance a plus.
* Registration by the NBRC as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) preferred.

LICENSURE:
* Current State of Florida License as a Registered Respiratory Therapist from the Department
of Health.
* BLS certification required. ACLS required if assisting with diagnostic bronchoscopies.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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