Respiratory Therapist Reg Neonatal and Pediatric Transport Nights $15K SIGN-ON BONUS

Job Summary

The Critical Care Neonatal and Pediatric Transport Team at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt is a specialized & CAMTS* accredited team responsible for providing the highest level of care in ground and fixed wing transport to patients requiring the resources at the children’s hospital.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess patients to identify clinical needs.
• Initiates and manages per protocol during ground and fixed wing transport:
• Mechanical Ventilation
• NIV, including HFNC and Bubble CPAP
• Nitric Oxide
• High Frequency Ventilation
• Respiratory Medications
• Troubleshoot transport equipment
• Work the Registered Nurse and EMT on transport to provide patient care.
• Perform Arterial punctures.
• Perform Intubations.
• Manage patient’s respiratory needs via airway management, medications, NIV, and invasive ventilations.
• Collaborate with receiving units at MCJCHV and referring facilities to coordinate patient transport.
• Knowledgeable in nursing role and able to perform those duties within scope of practice to patients during transport.

Technical Capabilities

• Ventilator Management (Novice)
• Respiratory Therapeutic Procedures (Novice)
• Laboratory Testing & Analysis (Novice)

Core Accountabilities

• Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance.
• Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area.
• Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

Core Capabilities

• Serving Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
• Solving Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
• Offering Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
• Ensuring High Quality: Performs Excellent Work; Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
• Ensuring Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them.
• Fulfilling Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.
• Managing Resources Effectively: Demonstrates Accountability; Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
• Stewarding Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
• Making Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.
• Generating New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
• Applying Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.
• Adapting to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Position Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of an approved discipline specific program.
• Experience: Relevant Work Experience Experience Level : 1 year.