You’ll need
Licensure
✓State Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) [Required]
Certifications
✓Active NBRC Credentialed Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) [Required]
✓Basic Life Support - CPR Cert (BLS) [Required]
Education
✓Associate's [Required]
Bachelor's [Preferred]
Qualifications
✓Critical thinking and patient assessment skills, with the ability to evaluate and modify plan of care [Required]
✓Ability to ensure infection control [Required]
✓Effective oral and written communication skills, including documentation in the patient care record (EMR), and ability to use and adapt to computer systems and applications [Required]
✓Airway management skills, including insertion and maintenance of a patent airway, including endotracheal intubation [Required]
✓Ability to provide optimal respiratory support including administration of oxygen and other inhaled gasses, administer medications including inhaled vasodilators and nebulized opioids to the respiratory system, lung expansion, and bronchial hygiene therapy [Required]
✓Ability to appropriately initiate, operate, manage, and liberate non-invasive, invasive, and advanced modes of mechanical ventilation, including High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation [Required]
✓Ability to perform ABG Puncture, analysis, arterial cannulation using sterile procedure, and hemodynamic monitoring [Required]
✓Ventilator patient transportation [Required]
✓1+ years of critical care experience [Required]
Knowledge and skill to care for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in a health care delivery system [Preferred]
Experience caring for patients in the Emergency Room [Preferred]
Knowledge and skill for neonatal patient care—including newborn oxygen therapy, arterial blood gas sampling, stabilization, and ventilator care—as applicable [Preferred]
Experience with Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump management and initiation [Preferred]
Infant and pediatric experience (may be campus specific) [Preferred]
Benefits
Medical, dental and visionBenefits from day onePaid time offPaid parental leave
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About the role
It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team.