Registered Respiratory Therapist

Must have OH RRT LICENSE IN HAND to submit

Must obtain NRP prior to start date

Must have experience with assisting in high risk deliveries

Floating required as needed within the Metro Region between Toledo, Flower, Bay Park Hospitals - This includes mid shift floating when needed to ensure all guaranteed hours are worked.

Rooms : beds

Patient Age Group Required : Adults and Geriatrics Peds (preferred)

Therapist will assist in pediatrics and with Peds ER patients so must be comfortable with all ages, doe not have to have specific Pediatric hospital experience.

Helpful to have recent high risk delivery experience.

Must be comfortable with basic pediatrics Resp Therapy care.

adult ICUs with beds each, pediatric and adult acute care. Treats and educates all patient populations with diagnoses including but not limited to;

asthma, COPD, emphysema, pneumonia, and non-pulmonary diagnoses.

Performs both general and critical care to include but not limited to; medication delivery, bronchopulmonary hygiene and hyperinflation therapy, initiation, management, and weaning of invasive and non-invasive ventilation, airway management and suction, cuff and ETCO monitoring, intubation assist, extubation, and maintenance of indwelling lines.

Responds to rapid responses and emergency codes, and performs CPR. Blood gas sampling and analysis, specimen collection and spontaneous breathing parameters.

preferred experience - Changing tubing and bags for invasive lines / arterial lines is RRT's responsibility on Toledo and Bay Park campuses.

Work Setting Experience : Adult Critical Care, Emergency Department

Airway Management Devices / Suctioning Required : Endrotracheal tube / suctioning, Extubation, Nasal airway placement, Nasal airway suctioning, Oral airway placement, Oropharyngeal / suctioning, Pulmonary Hygiene, Sputum specimen collection, Tracheostomy / suctioning

Care of the Patient With : Bronchoscopy

Medication Administration Required : Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Flovent, Inhaled steroids, Perforomist, Pulmicort, Racemic epinephrine, Spiriva, Xopenex

Medication Delivery Systems Required : Aerosol set up mask, Aerosol set up trach, Medihaler, Metered dose inhaler

Nebulizer Required : Hand held, T-piece, Trach collar

Oxygen therapy Required : High Flow Nasal Cannula, Trach collar

Ventilator Management Required : BiPAP, CPAPA, Weaning from mechanical ventilation

Neonatal / Peds Produces Required : Assist in high risk delivery

Professional Knowledge and Skills Required : ABG interpretation

Epic Required

Equipment Experience : Servo I, Avea, Bella Vista

Required Certifications and Licenses : BLS, ACLS, NRP, OH RRT

Minimum Experience Required : year

Unit Accepts first-time Travelers

Scrub color Grey

No local travelers within miles

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.