Registered Respiratory Therapist - Neonatal Intensive Care - (RRT - NICU) (Respiratory Therapy )
Company: Club Staffing
Location: Vacaville
Posted on: January 19, 2023
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Job Description:
Critical Care/Trauma opening in Vacaville, California. Job
Description & Requirements
Registered Respiratory Therapist - Neonatal Intensive Care - (RRT -
NICU)
StartDate: 01/30/2023Available Shifts: 12 D Pay Rate: $1350.00 -
1550.00
Assume primary clinical responsibility for all respiratory care
modalities & to exercise considerable independent clinical judgment
in the respiratory care of patients.Essential Functions:--- Reads &
evaluates physician's orders, clarifying as needed--- Accurately
transcribes physician orders to electronic charting system or
departmental patient master.--- Reviews patient information
including history, lab data, radiologic studies, progress notes,
respiratory & cardiovascular monitoring data & performs
assessment/data collection in systematic manner--- Systematically
assesses patient's overall cardiopulmonary status by inspection,
palpation, percussion, auscultation, & patient interview---
Interprets data to formulate goal-directed plan of care &
determines requirements for treatment such as type & duration of
therapy, precautions to be observed, equipment required, &
medication & dosages.--- Determines modifications to physician
orders, which optimize patient, care & makes recommendations to
physician.--- Recommends procedures to obtain additional data
including radiographs, bronchoscopy, Gram stain & C&S,
spirometry, blood gas analysis, lung mechanics, work of breathing,
EKG, noninvasive monitoring--- Performs procedures & interprets
results: ABG sampling & analysis, co-oximetry, spirometry,
pressure-volume & flow-volume loops, cuff pressure, sputum
induction.--- May perform EKG's--- May place Holter monitor--- May
perform pulmonary function, & sleep diagnostic tests--- May perform
Exercise Stress Tests--- May perform indirect calorimetry---
Selects, assembles & checks equipment for cleanliness, proper
function & safe operation.--- Ensures proper function & ready
availability of respiratory related life support equipment---
Troubleshoots & performs minor repairs of equipment--- May perform
Quality control procedures for blood analysis devices--- May
perform Quality control, calibrate, maintain & troubleshoot
pulmonary function diagnostic equipment--- Participates in routine
departmental programs of cleaning, disinfecting & sterilizing of
respiratory care & other related equipment--- Participates in
routine departmental preventive maintenance program & performs
basic repairs--- Orders/stocks departmental supplies--- Operates
all medical equipment within manufacturer & dept guidelines to
safely treat patients.--- Checks & adjusts alarms--- Observes
established safety & security procedures & protects patients from
nosocomial infection.--- Explains planned therapy or procedure &
goals to patient in understandable terms to achieve optimal
therapeutic outcome--- Conducts therapeutic procedures to maintain
a patent airway, remove bronchopulmonary secretions, &/or
achieve adequate ventilation & oxygenation--- Monitors patient's
physiological responses to therapy, recognizes patient adverse
reaction & stops or modifies or recommends modification to
procedure based on patient response--- Documents all required
information in the medical record according to departmental policy
& procedure--- Initiates pressure-cycled/volume-cycled/high
frequency ventilation--- Weans/modifies mechanical ventilation
according to assessment & physician orders--- Assists with or
performs extubation--- Conducts patient education & disease
management--- Performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation according to
resuscitation guidelines--- May assist with or perform
intubation--- May assist the physician when performing
bronchoscopy, thoracentesis, tracheostomy, cardioversion, &
intubation--- May participate in land/air critical care
transport--- May assist with high risk deliveries--- May assist
with surfactant replacement in neonates--- May participate in
pulmonary rehabilitation, home care--- May assist with discharge
planning--- May assist with community outreach--- May initiate &
implement therapist driven protocols
Required Qualifications
RRT, BLS, PALS, NRP
2 years of recent RT experience in hospital.
Preferred Qualifications
1 year in ICU
1 year in Neonate/Pediatric Respritory care
About the Facility
As part of the esteemed Kaiser Permanente medical group, which
offers nationally acclaimed medical services to thousands of
California residents, this medical center is committed to a high
standard of excellence. The facility opened its doors in 2009 and
has made steady strides since then in terms of staffing and offered
services. Today, the hospital is a 340,000 square foot, four-story
facility equipped with state-of-the-art medical technology and
offers a wide range of services, including 24-hour emergency and
pharmacy, adult inpatient, and surgery among many others.
Facility Location
Situated just outside Sacramento, Vacaville offers quintessential
central California living at a lower cost of living than in larger
cities. Vacaville exhibits the Mediterranean climates year-round
that prove to be such a draw to prospective residents. Fans of the
outdoors, botany in particular, flock to the city to observe the
many species of rare and endangered species in the area. With both
Sacramento and San Francisco within an hour by car, Vacaville is an
appealing option for people who want to enjoy the perks of bigger
cities at a fraction of the cost.
Job Benefits
Allied travel assignments are typically for 13 weeks and offer
generous packages that include:
About the Company
Club Staffing, an AMN Healthcare company, is the leader in allied
healthcare staffing, with thousands of travel positions available
throughout the United States. We are dedicated to meeting the
unique needs of each allied healthcare professional; whether it's
travel, per diem, temp-to-perm, or permanent. We also offer more
therapist, laboratory and medical imaging jobs in more places than
other travel companies. AMN Healthcare is an
EEO/AA/Disability/Protected Veteran Employer. We encourage minority
and female applicants to apply.
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