Travel Respiratory Therapist - $2,092 per week Job Listing at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, IL (Job ID 6190660-2024-10-27)

Description

Certification Details
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Verification
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (NBRC)
• BLS
• ACLS

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.
• Other duties may be assigned.

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
• Nights - 6:45pm-6:45am with an every 3rd weekend rotation.
• We will not approve any requests for vacation during our blackout dates listed below.
• December 22nd through January 4th
• We will allow for 1 week off per 13-week contract and add that week to the end of the 13 week commitment.
• We will not offer block schedules.
• We will schedule the temporary staff on shifts most in need of coverage.
• They will receive a holiday rotation plus be scheduled for every other weekend.
• Temporary staff will not self-schedule but are allowed the ability to trade shifts.