Travel Respiratory Therapist - $2,092 per week Job Listing at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, IL (Job ID 6311064-2024-10-29)

Description

Certification Details
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (NBRC)
• BLS
• ACLS

Job Details
• Coordinates respiratory care to identified patients in designated areas of practice.
• Utilizes delegation, critical thinking and problem-solving skills to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Participates in the communication network with appropriate members of the health care team.
• Routinely demonstrates leadership capabilities through performance via team leading, prioritizing, delegating and the use of critical thinking.
• Assumes professional responsibility and accountability for outcomes of respiratory care.
• Demonstrates the ability to integrate respiratory therapy theory into practice.
• Demonstrates clinical competency in providing age specific (neonatal – geriatric) respiratory care to patients in designated areas of practice.
• Displays competency for the Registered Respiratory Therapist role as evidenced in the annual performance appraisal following the FHN PRIDE Standards.
• Delivers respiratory care to identified patients in designated areas of practice to achieve optimal patient outcomes with minimal supervision.

Job Requirements
• Associate's Degree in Respiratory Care from an accredited school of Respiratory Care
• 2 – 5 years of experience preferred.
• Experience with Bronchoscopy, PFT Lab and Therapist Driven Protocols a plus.

Schedule Information
• Nights - 1845-0645
• Every 3rd weekend rotation
• Holiday rotation, scheduled for every other weekend
• Not able to self-schedule but allowed the ability to trade shifts

Unit Specific Information
• Populations Served: Neonate (< 30 days), Infant (< 1 year old), Early Childhood (1 year and < 5 years old), Late Childhood (5 years and < 13 years old), Adolescent (13 and < 17 years old), Young Adult (17 to < 30 years old), Middle Adult (30 years to < 60 years old), Older Adult (> 60 years old)
• Serves patients in areas other than direct patient care

Additional Details
• ACLS (AHA), BLS, Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Verification
• Blackout dates for vacation - December 22nd through January 4th
• Allow for 1 week off per 13-week contract and add that week to the end of the 13-week commitment
• No block schedules
• Temporary staff will be scheduled on shifts most in need of coverage