Travel Contract

Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist
Freeport, Illinois
FHN Memorial Hospital

$2,068-2,171/week

Posted 12 hours ago Verified

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Certification details

Job details

Coordinates respiratory care to identified patients in designated areas of practice.
Utilizes delegation, critical thinking and problem-solving skills to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
Participates in the communication network with appropriate members of the health care team.
Routinely demonstrates leadership capabilities through performance via team leading, prioritizing, delegating and the use of critical thinking.
Assumes professional responsibility and accountability for outcomes of respiratory care.
Demonstrates the ability to integrate respiratory therapy theory into practice.
Demonstrates clinical competency in providing age specific (neonatal – geriatric) respiratory care to patients in designated areas of practice.
Displays competency for the Registered Respiratory Therapist role as evidenced in the annual performance appraisal following the FHN PRIDE Standards.
Delivers respiratory care to identified patients in designated areas of practice to achieve optimal patient outcomes with minimal supervision.

Job requirements

Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care from an accredited school of Respiratory Care
2 – 5 years of experience preferred.
Experience with Bronchoscopy, PFT Lab and Therapist Driven Protocols a plus.

Schedule information

Unit specific information

Populations Served: Neonate (< 30 days), Infant (< 1 year old), Early Childhood (1 year and < 5 years old), Late Childhood (5 years and < 13 years old), Adolescent (13 and < 17 years old), Young Adult (17 to < 30 years old), Middle Adult (30 years to < 60 years old), Older Adult (> 60 years old)
Serves patients in areas other than direct patient care

Additional Details

ACLS (AHA), BLS, Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Verification
Blackout dates for vacation - December 22nd through January 4th
Allow for 1 week off per 13-week contract and add that week to the end of the 13-week commitment
No block schedules
Temporary staff will be scheduled on shifts most in need of coverage

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