Temp - Respiratory Therapist

Description: SORRY, CRT'S WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS NEED

• Ability to work independently with invasive/non-invasive ventilation, draw ABG's, airway management including assisting with intubations. PFTs (preferable but negotiable).
• Under the supervision of the Technical Director of Respiratory Therapy and upon request of the physician, sets up and operates various types of respiratory care equipment to be utilized in the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory disease and/or illness.
• Functions independently and may face varying degrees of problems to be solved in the various patient care areas.

Requested time off during the course
of this assignment MUST be noted and verified at upload. RTO
REQUESTS AFTER UPLOAD/DURING INTERVIEW WILL NOT BE APPROVED!! NO MORE THAN 5 DAYS OF
RTO WILL BE ACCEPTED (less is better).
Travelers may not take all holidays off. MUST work TWO blocks (if scheduled/needed):
Thanksgiving Day/Friday after and weekend after
Christmas Eve through Christmas Day and weekend after
New Year Eve through New Year Day and weekend after
Patient Population: Pediatric to Geriatric
EMR: Cerner
Dress Code: Business Casual or Personal Scrubs of any color
Trauma Level: Critical Access Hospital
Non-Billable Orientation: 8hrs
Holiday, OT Multipliers: 1.25%
RequirementDescription: SORRY, CRT'S WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS NEED
SCHEDULE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS NEED

• 2+ years current Registered Respiratory Therapy experience (Required)
• NBRC (Required)
• Must be able to work independently with vents, various PAP modalities, Hi-flow O2, perform PFTs - Required
• Must be willing to learn new skills such as home sleep testing and Pulmonary Rehab - Required
• At least 6 months previous travel experience - (Highly Preferred)
• Cerner experience (Required)
• Traveler must have their own vehicle for this need
• Travelers perm address must be included in profile
• Any/All RTO must be included in profile. ALL SCHEDULING REQUESTS MUST BE MADE AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION. Facility will NOT approve scheduling requests at/after time of offer/at interview. Please obtain this information prior to submittal. Requests after offer may lead to rescinded offer

Profile Requirements:

• Cover page (if available/not required)
• Work History
• Skills Checklist Registered Respiratory Therapy/RRT current to 1 year (REQUIRED) (DOCUMENT)
• 1 Supervisory Signed Reference from within the past two years of employment (REQUIRED) (DOCUMENT)
• Active American Heart Association BLS - (REQUIRED) (DOCUMENT)
• Active RRT Certification through The National Board of
  Respiratory Care (NBRC) - (REQUIRED) (DOCUMENT)
• Vermont RRT License - Must be uploaded
  with profile (REQUIRED) (DOCUMENT)

NOTE MT ASCUTNEY 3 STRIKE RULE FOR CALL OFFS (enforced immediately):

• After 3 call offs, a traveler's contract will be eligible for termination due to lack of attendance at Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center's discretion
• Each call off must be communicated to the unit supervisor at least 1.5 hours in advance