Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist
Mattoon, Illinois
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center

NRP & NBRC - Required

RRT educates patients with cardiopulmonary disabilities, injuries, and/or diseases.

Assembles, checks for proper function, identifies malfunctions of equipment, and takes action to correct malfunctions.

Collects and evaluates additional pertinent clinical information by assessing patient’s overall cardiopulmonary status.

Conducts therapeutic procedures to achieve adequate spontaneous and artificial ventilation.

Determines the appropriateness of prescribed respiratory care plan, recommends modifications where indicated, and participates in development of respiratory care plan.

Evaluates and monitors patient’s response to respiratory care.

Explains care plan, therapy, and goals to patient, maintaining records of communication.

Initiates, conducts, or modifies respiratory care techniques in an emergency setting.

Makes necessary modifications in therapeutic procedures and recommends respiratory care plan modifications based on patient response.

Performs procedures and interprets results.

Protects patient from nosocomial infection by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.

Provides care within established scope of practice for Respiratory Therapists at SBL.

Registered Respiratory Therapists with at least 2 years of critical care experience can perform adult endotracheal intubation in a code blue setting after completion of intubation training and competency.

Reviews data in patient record and recommends diagnostic procedures.

Selects and obtains equipment and assures cleanliness of equipment appropriate to the respiratory care plan.

Serves as a resource to others regarding complicated respiratory care cases or procedures.

Provides in-service education to department.

Adult Critical Care Experience - Required

Emergency Department Experience - Required

Neonatal / Pediatrics Experience - Required

BLS, ACLS, PALS (AHA) - Required

NRP & NBRC - Required

Cerner Experience - Required

Experience with all patient populations - Required

Skills Checklist, current to 1 year, pertinent to the specialty

2 Supervisory References with dates employed listed

Candidate's Permanent Address (Facility will not consider local candidates - 50-mile radius restriction)