Travel Respiratory Therapist - $1,565 per week

Certification Details ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Required BLS - Basic Life Support Required PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support Required for RN/LPNs working in ED or Pediatrics NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure as required by unit description TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course as required by unit description EFM - Electronic Fetal Monitoring as required by unit description Tech Cert Verification - National Required based on Profession/State HIPAA Safety Manual Acknowledgement Required annually State License 1 Verification Required prior to start NIH Stroke Certification as required by unit description NIH Stroke Certification Required for MS/Tele and ICU at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Job Details RRT Start date: 11/18, 11/25 Shift: Nights Skills Required: Adult Critical Care, Emergency Department, Transports, Endrotracheal tube/suctioning, Extubation, Intubation Assist, Nasal airway placement, Oral airway placement, Oropharyngeal/suctioning, Care of the Patient With: ARDS, COVID, Fresh tracheostomy, Pneumonia / Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Flovent, Lidocaine, Mucomyst, Pulmicort, Racemic epinephrine, Spiriva, Tobramycin, Xopenex, Aerosol set up mask, Hand held, Heated, T-piece, Trach collar, Bag and mask, ET Tube, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), BiPAP, Flow-by, CPAP, IMV (intermittent Mandatory Ventilation), Troubleshooting high pressure alarms, Weaning from mechanical ventilation, ABG interpretation, Chest Physiotherapy, Drawing arterial blood gases Skills Preferred: CPAP/Nasal CPAP/BIPAP, Respiratory distress syndrome, Cerner Previous Charge Experience Preferred Community Hospital Experience Required Teaching Hospital Experience Preferred Rotating weekends and holidays 2 Years Minimum Experience Required Must have 1 prior travel assignment MFSMC Hospital Highlights: Short Term Acute Care Facility, Teaching Hospital; Member of the COTH, Total Staffed Beds: 338, Charting: Cerner Job Requirements Certs REQ: RRT, BLS, ACLS Schedule Information Rotating weekends and holidays Additional Details Required upon hire: A valid driver's license will be required if driving on behalf of MedStar Health is an essential function of the job. Required prior to start and updated annually: Skills Checklist 1 A minimum of two years of the past seven years of employment (preferably the two most recent years). 2 Years of experience is required and must have completed at least 1 travel assignment (for travel contracts) or 1 month of a per diem assignment (per diem personnel)