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Travel Respiratory Therapist
Saint Louis, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

$1,956-2,044/week

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Years of experience REQ: 2
First-timers accepted: Yes
Weekend REQ: Every third
Is on-call REQ? What is the req?
Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Candidates will be expected to work in ICUs and also floors.
Open to accommodating block schedule? No
Locals accepted: No. What is the local radius rule? 75 miles
Pending License accepted: Yes
RTO Restrictions: No more than 7 days in 13 week contract
Guaranteed Hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks. The cancelled shifts must be the regular shift length to which the Contractor Personnel is assigned
Special Requirements: Epic experience
Airway Management Devices/Suctioning required: Endrotracheal tube/suctioning, Extubation, Nasal airway suctioning, Oral airway placement, Oropharyngeal/suctioning, Sputum specimen collection, Tracheostomy/suctioning
Medication Administration required: Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Inhaled Flolan, Inhaled steroids, Lidocaine, Nitric Oxide (INo), Pulmicort, Racemic epinephrine, Xopenex
Medication Delivery Systems: Aerosol set up mask, Aerosol set up trach, Metered dose inhaler
Nebulizer required: Hand held, T-piece, Trach collar, Ultrasonic
Oxygen Therapy required: High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
Ventilator Management: BiPAP, CPAP, Troubleshooting high pressure alarms, Weaning from mechanical ventilation
ABG interpretation required

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