Respiratory Therapist NICU Transport Wesley Chapel Nights PRN

Schedule

• Full Time Nights 6:00pm - 6:00am
• 4 Shifts required 1st week followed by 3 shifts on week 2 (alternating weeks)

Responsibilities

• Performs hemodynamic procedures such as arterial cannulation, assembly, calibration, maintenance, CVP/pulmonary artery catheter insertion, calibration, maintenance, cardiac output, and hemodynamic/cardiopulmonary profiles.
• Ensures transport supplies and equipment are restocked and functional, documents and posts/charges for procedures accurately, assists with clinical instruction, practices standard precautions, enforces safety regulations, and provides a timely response time for all transports as per quality metrics.
• Transports neonatal patients to nursery or neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) safely and efficiently.
• Completes appropriate transport training regimen and supervised orientation transports as directed by the Departments of EMS Ground and Flight Medicine and/or Respiratory Care.
• Utilizes Medivac-Aircraft/Vehicular Dynamics effectively during transport.
• Initiates process improvement ideas proactively and assists with clinical instruction and precepting.
• Documents and charges for procedures accurately, thoroughly, and within the timeframe set by unit policy.
• Performs necessary diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including ABG puncture and analysis, medicated aerosol therapies, bronchial hygiene therapies, lung expansion therapies, routine oxygen delivery, intubation, airway management, suctioning, conventional ventilator management, HFV, nitric oxide, and CPR during Code Blue emergencies.
• Performs airway maintenance, including manual resuscitators, oral and nasal pharyngeal airway insertion, intubations/extubations, tracheostomy insertions and changes, bronchoscopy assistance, airway suctioning, and procedural respiratory support.
• Utilizes patient assessment skills, protocols, chart review, and multidisciplinary team collaboration to determine therapy efficacy.
• Performs respiratory therapies and oxygen delivery per protocol.
• Obtains, analyzes, and reports blood gases and co-oximetry findings, and performs quality controls as needed.
• Initiates, maintains, transports, and monitors mechanical ventilators, including conventional and non-conventional modes of ventilation and transport ventilation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to effectively deliver patient care while in transport via the confined spaces and unique environment of motor vehicle and rotor wing aircraft [Required]
• Effective oral and written communication skills [Required]
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet department needs [Required]
• Ability to utilize and adapt to state-of-the-art technology, computer systems and computer applications [Required]

Education

• Associate [Required]
• Bachelor's [Preferred]
• Field of Study in Respiratory Therapy or Cardiopulmonary Science

Work Experience

• 1+ pediatric critical care experience [Required]
• 1+ requires a minimum of 2,000 hours of neonatal icu experience (per florida state rule 64j) [Required]

Licenses and Certifications

• State Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) [Required]
• NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) [Required]
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) [Required]
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support Cert (PALS) [Required]
• Basic Life Support - CPR Cert (BLS) [Required]
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Cert (ACLS) [Required]
• Neonatal Pediatric Transport (C-NPT) [Preferred]

Pay

$26.08 - $48.50