Registered Respiratory Transport Therapist (Flex/PRN)

About the role

The Transport Respiratory Therapist provides respiratory care in critical care and transport settings, collaborates with transport teams, and supports patient care and education.

Responsibilities

• Performs basic and advanced therapeutic, diagnostic and life support respiratory care procedures in general, critical care and transport patient care areas.
• Collaborates with other transport team members and referral facilities.
• Provides excellent customer service and assists with family and staff education.
• Collaborates with other transport team members to ensure the safety of all transport operations.
• Provides rapid assessment, emergency measures and transportation for the critically ill/injured patient, utilizing the latest techniques and state of the art equipment.
• Uses an advanced level of communication skills.
• Applies knowledge of growth and development to appropriately care for patients served.
• Performs various therapeutic, life support, diagnostic procedures and patient family education.
• Evaluates patients for the appropriateness and effectiveness of ordered therapy and communicates suggested alternatives to physician.
• Performs facility specific support functions.
• Organizes, prioritizes and evaluates patient care delivered by various levels of staff both in hospital and on transport.
• Participates in providing outreach education.
• Acts as resource to other patient support staff.
• Actively participates in performance improvement program by collecting and analyzing data to obtain desired outcomes.
• Performs cleaning, preventative maintenance and operational verification of equipment.
• Recognizes equipment malfunction and takes appropriate action.
• Monitors safety practices in the work environment and reports areas of concern.
• Assists patient, family and referring facility in completing the electronic satisfaction surveys or provides a paper format of the survey.
• Assists Outreach Department on transport follow-up during down-time.

Requirements

• Education: Graduate of a CoARC-accredited respiratory therapist program.
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of critical care NICU or Pediatric ICU experience required.
• Licensure/Certifications/Registration:
  • Licensed by the Virginia Board of Medicine as a Respiratory Care Practitioner required.
  • Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential from the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) required.
  • Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS-HCP), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certifications required.
• Other Minimum Qualifications: Must possess exceptional interpersonal skills and high tolerance for stress. Must be self-motivated. For Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, must possess ability to appropriately handle/restrain patients who may be disruptive and/or physically violent.

Pay

Compensation Range: $33.52 - $50.28. Employee pay is based on a variety of factors, including qualifications, credentials, education, and prior work experience. The compensation range does not include benefits or pension plan.

Schedule

Variable / Flex Shift, Day/Evening/Night