Details
Client Name
MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
Job Type
Travel
Offering
Allied
Profession
Therapy
Specialty
RRT
Job ID
29626629
Job Title
Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics - RRT-NICU @ MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
Weekly Pay
$1794.2
Shift Details
Shift
Night - 12x3 - 07PM
Scheduled Hours
36
Job Order Details
Start Date
12/30/2024
End Date
03/31/2025
Duration
13 Week(s)
Job Description
Job Title: Respiratory Therapist - NICU
Job Specialty: RRT-NICU
Job Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Night 3x12-Hour (18:30 - 07:00)
Guaranteed Hours: Not specified
Experience: 2 years of experience in Adult Critical Care and NICU; 1 prior travel assignment completed
License: MD State licensure; compact license or MD license required
Certifications: BLS, CRT, NRP; ACLS and PALS preferred
Must-Have: Flu vaccine required with no exemptions
Job Description:
- Perform airway management and suctioning including endotracheal tube suctioning, extubation, nasal airway placement and suctioning, oral airway placement, oropharyngeal suctioning, tracheostomy suctioning.
- Conduct pulmonary hygiene and sputum specimen collection.
- Interpret arterial blood gases (ABG).
- Administer respiratory medications such as Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Flovent, and others.
- Set up and manage aerosol treatments, high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC), trach collars, BiPAP, and CPAP.
- Troubleshoot high-pressure alarms and assist in weaning from mechanical ventilation.
- Participate in high-risk deliveries and handle umbilical blood gases.
- Proficient with Draeger V500, Draeger VN500, and Servo U equipment.
- Comfortable drawing and analyzing ABGs.
- Familiarity with Cerner charting system is preferred.
Additional Information:
- No on-call requirement, but every other weekend coverage and holiday coverage are expected.
- Ability to float between Adult and NICU units.
- Preferred skills include bronchoscopy, inhaled Flolan, nitric oxide therapy, and theophylline administration.
- Short-term acute care facility with a teaching environment.
Client Details
Address
9000 Franklin Square Dr
City
Rossville
State
MD
Zip Code
21237
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