Travel RT, Respiratory Therapist

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!

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 liaison between patients, families, visitors, and internal customers.
• Facilitates good rapport and cooperative relationships approaching conflict in a constructive manner.
• Helps to identify problems, offer solutions, and participate in their resolution.
• Maintains safe respiratory therapy practices; alerts management of any safety issues or concerns.
• Performs all duties and responsibilities of a Respiratory Therapist per AARC guidelines.
• Obtains and maintains competencies per RT II orientation.
• Participates in patient rounds.
• Ensures treatments are provided in accordance with physician orders and approved medical protocols.
• Ensures that equipment is in safe operating condition and contacts repair personnel or Charge therapists as appropriate.
• Based on clinical assessment of patient situations, suggests changes in therapies, etc., to medical staff to benefit cardiopulmonary patient care.
• Demonstrates knowledge of procedure(s) for oxygen and medical air shutdown.
• Maintains knowledge of and reviews pertinent hospital and all departmental policies and procedures.
• Prioritizes and addresses conflicting requests for respiratory care services.
• Provides high quality patient care considering age specific, developmental and cultural needs through competent practice and application of the respiratory care practice process.
• Demonstrates annual unit/area competencies.
• Participates in new educational programs and equipment/ procedure implementations.
• Facilitates instruction of staff or students during clinical training, providing feedback when applicable.

Qualifications

• Willingness to float throughout the hospital and/or throughout multiple hospital locations.
• Cannot hold a concurrent position at a Trinity Health facility.
• Ability to complete the orientation and training.
• 2 years of current experience working in an acute setting (hospital not nursing home or rehab).
• Must be RT licensed.

Skills

• Knowledge of procedure(s) for oxygen and medical air shutdown.
• Ability to prioritize and address conflicting requests for respiratory care services.
• Ability to provide high quality patient care considering age specific, developmental and cultural needs.
• Ability to facilitate good rapport and cooperative relationships approaching conflict in a constructive manner.
• Ability to identify problems, offer solutions, and participate in their resolution.
• Ability to maintain safe respiratory therapy practices.

Benefits

Opportunities Nationwide!

Pay

$37.11 (not including applicable differentials and travel stipend). 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.

Schedule

Days