Profession: Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Specialty: Must have NRP, ACLS, BLS, PALS, Ventilator management(Draeger and Hamilton), Solo RT on shift for Critical Access 25 Bed/Trauma Lvl 4 ED, ICU & Med/Surg Hospital with a swing bed program. OR RRT state license required.
Location: Seaside, OR
Facility: Critical Access - 23 beds
Job Type: Contract/Travel
Hourly Rate: $58
Shift: Day 3x12-Hour (06:00 - 18:30) or Night 3x12-Hour (18:00 - 06:30)
Duration: 13 weeks
Experience: 3 years
License: NRP, Oregon state license, RPFT, RRT
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, PALS
First-timers accepted: Yes if have the 3 years of experience.
Weekend Req: Yes, every other weekend
On Call Req: No
Charting Experience: Epic required
Skills Required:
Work Settings
Adult Critical Care*
Emergency Department*
Pediatrics*
Pulmonary Function Test Lab*
Medication Delivery Systems
Aerosol set up mask
Aerosol set up trach
Medihaler
Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI)
Medication Administration
Albuterol
Atrovent
Bicarbonate*
Combivent
Flovent
Inhaled Flolan*
Inhaled steroids
Isuprel
Ketamine*
Lidocaine
Mucomyst*
Nitric Oxide (INo)*
Perforomist
Pulmicort
Racemic epinephrine
Spiriva
Terbutaline Sulfate
Theophylline*
Tobramycin
Xopenex
Care of Patient With
ARDS*
Aspiration
Bronchoscopy*
COVID
Cystic fibrosis*
ECMO*
Fresh tracheostomy*
Pneumonia
Pulmonary Function Experience
Arterial punctures
Diffusion Testing
Lung Volume- Plethysmograph
Respiratory Therapy Administration
Spirometry
Neonatal/Pediatrics - Equipment/procedures
Assist in high risk delivery*
Intubation Assist*
Umbilical blood gases
Oxygen therapy
Bag and mask
ET Tube
High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
Oxygen tanks
Trach collar
Professional Knowledge and Skills
Basic EKG
Chest Physiotherapy*
Chest Physiotherapy: Vest*
Drawing arterial blood gases
Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)
Ventilator Management
BiPAP
CPAP
Troubleshooting high pressure alarms
Weaning from mechanical ventilation
Care of the Infant/Child With
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia*
Near drowning*
Respiratory distress syndrome*
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)*
Transient Tachypnea of the newborn*
Airway Management Devices/Suctioning
Direct Intubation*
Extubation
Intubation Assist*
Nasal airway placement
Nasal airway suctioning
Oral airway placement
Oral/nasal Suctioning
Pulmonary Hygiene
Sputum specimen collection
Suctioning (ETT, NT)
Tracheostomy care/management
Nebulizer
Hand held
T-piece
Trach collar
Additional Skills
Trauma Lvl 1*