Travel Respiratory Therapist, RRT

About the role

Explore FirstChoice – Trinity Health's staffing solution! FirstChoice RTs are utilized to fill short and long-term assignments throughout the health system, and we need you to be a part of this innovative program!

Shift Description

Nationwide opportunities available!!

What's in it for you?

• Flexible Scheduling
• Premium Pay
• Variety of Practice Settings
• Learning Opportunities
• Minimum Commitment
• Online Self-Scheduling

What You'll Need To Qualify

• Experience required
• Willingness to float throughout the hospital and/or throughout multiple hospital locations.
• Epic experience preferred.
• Cannot hold a concurrent position at a Trinity Health facility.
• Ability to complete the orientation and training.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Behaves in accordance with the Mission, Vision and guiding behaviors of Trinity Health.
• Provides professional leadership in the delivery of patient care.
• Uses "AIDET" principles when interfacing/treating every patient throughout the organization.
• Serves as a consultant, resource person, and role model representing respiratory care in the health system committees or work groups as needed.
• Maintains the confidentiality of information according to HIPPA guidelines.
• Serves as a role model representing respiratory care in the health system committees or work groups as needed.
• Maintains safe respiratory therapy practices; alerts management of any safety issues or concerns.

Supplemental Duties And Responsibilities

• Completes Health Stream yearly on a timely basis per SJMHS standards
• Responsible for own education for professional growth and maintains log of activities.

Education

• Graduate of a two year advanced practitioner -Accredited Respiratory Therapist program: Registry eligible.
• Maintain current RRT credential.
• Maintain valid State of New York License in Respiratory Care.

Skills And Abilities

• Consistently exhibits interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate with patients, physicians and other health personnel and department management during all situations and inline with our mission and values.
• Utilizes analytical skills necessary to identify patient’s needs.
• Possesses and exhibits the ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail for up to 100% of work time.
• Ability to walk and stand for approximately 60% of work time and to lift, pull, push and carry portable equipment weighing up to 20 pounds.

Pay Range

$30.11. Pay is based on experience, skills, and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location.

Job Details

• Location: St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse
• Start Date: ASAP
• Weeks: 13
• Hrs: 3x12
• Shift: Night
• Gross Weekly Rate: $2628.00