Travel Respiratory Therapist - $2,312 per week

Job Description

Tact Staff is seeking a travel Respiratory Therapist for a travel job in Charleston, West Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : Respiratory Therapist
• Discipline : Allied Health Professional
• Start Date : 07 / 22 / 2024
• Duration : 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift : 8 hours
• Employment Type : Travel
• Respiratory Therapist (RRT or CRT) 3x12 Nights 7p-7 : 15a, weekdays, every other weekend *MUST HAVE NICU / PICU EXPERIENCE* Start Date : Every other week on Mondays (once fully cleared) Shift : 3x12 Nights 7p-7 : 15a, weekdays, every other weekend Work Setting Experience : Adult Critical Care, Emergency Department, Home Care, Long term Acute Care, NICU, Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatrics Skills Preferred : Airway Management Devices / Suctioning - Endrotracheal tube / suctioning, Extubation, Intubation Assist, Nasal airway placement, Nasal airway suctioning, Oral airway placement, Oropharyngeal / suctioning, Sputum specimen collection, Tracheostomy / suctioning ;
• Care of the Patient With ARDS, Aspiration, Bronchoscopy, COVID, Cystic fibrosis, Fresh tracheostomy; Medication Administration Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Flovent, Inhaled Flolan, Inhaled steroids, Mucomyst, Nitric Oxide (INo), Pulmicort, Racemic epinephrine, Spiriva, Tobramycin, Xopenex;
• Medication Delivery Systems - Aerosol set up mask, Aerosol set up trach, Metered dose inhaler; Nebulizer - Hand held, T-piece, Trach collar;
• Oxygen therapy - Bag and mask, ET Tube, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Trach collar; Ventilator Management BiPAP, Flow-by , CPAP, High frequency oscillator, IMV (intermittent Mandatory Ventilation), Troubleshooting high pressure alarms, Weaning from mechanical ventilation;
• Neonatal / Pediatrics - Equipment / procedures - Assist in high risk delivery, Bivent, Bubble CPAP, Capillary blood gases, CPAP / Nasal CPAP / BIPAP, Assist in high risk delivery, Bivent, Bubble CPAP, Capillary blood gases, CPAP / Nasal CPAP / BIPAP;
• Care of the Infant / Child With - Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Near drowning, Respiratory distress syndrome, Respiratory syncytial virus, Transient Tachypnea of the newborn;

Professional Knowledge and Skills - ABG interpretation, Basic EKG, Chest Physiotherapy, Drawing arterial blood gases Experience Required : minimum of at least 1 year First-timers accepted : Yes Weekend REQ : every other weekend Certs REQ : BLS, ACLS, PALS, NALS Is on-call REQ?

Yes; What is the req? nights / weekends number varies Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? no Floating Req to Sister Facilities : no Scrubs : Navy Blue Open to accommodating block schedule?

No Locals accepted : no; What is the local radius rule? 100 mile radius (able to request exceptions for 75-99 miles on a case by case basis) Pending State License accepted : yes Submission Requirements : Perm employees cannot return to CAMC as a traveler for 2 Years after last day worked perm Flu Shot : Please DO NOT SEND ANYONE WHO REFUSES FLU SHOT WITHOUT MEDICAL PROOF.

CAMC requires all personnel take flu vaccine unless they have allergy documented by an allergist or physician record. CAMC FLU SEASON IS OCTOBER 1st - MARCH 31st.

NOT REQUIRED OUTSIDE OF THAT WINDOW. Covid Vaccine NOT required ONE PDF MUST CONTAIN : Candidate profile (work history), Specialty specific skills checklist, Min.

2 Mgr / Charge References (within past 2yrs.), RN Lic. verification (NURSYs pulled within 2 days of sub date clean lic. required hits submitted for case-by-case basis approval), Driver's License, SSN. Req # : 35203

Tact Medical Staffing Job ID #468293. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

Posted job title : Therapist - Respiratory Therapist

About Tact Staff

Our nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level.

Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments.

Our team is committed to providing our nurses with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide.

Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you.

Be Adventurous, Make a Difference , Travel with Tact.

Be Adventurous - Becoming a travel nurse is not only a professional adventure, but a personal adventure as well. It is an opportunity to challenge yourelf, to explore a new place, and try amazing food...

Make a Difference - Nurses make such a huge difference in so many lives. The care and compassion you show to your patients, does not go unoticed.

We know how important your jobs is, which is why we take our job as recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses in hospitals, where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is something we feel thankful to be able to do.

Travel with Tact - From the moment we receive your resume we begin trying to build a relationship with you. We know the importance of becoming your friend, before becoming your recruiter.

Building friendly, yet professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly want... and don't want in a travel assignment.