Night Shift RRT: Advance Respiratory Care + $7.5K Sign-On

Connecthcs; Hendersonville (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Night shift

Job summary

Connections Healthcare Staffing is assisting a 100+ bed healthcare facility located about 45 minutes from Hendersonville, NC. The facility seeks a Registered Respiratory Therapist for a night shift (7p-7a) with every other weekend rotation. A $7,500 sign-on bonus is offered.

Responsibilities include delivering respiratory therapies, monitoring patient responses, responding to codes, and educating patients and families. Requires NC RRT license and BCLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP certifications.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in respiratory therapy is required.
• Current North Carolina RRT license is required.
• BCLS, ACLS, PALS and NRP certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Measures lung capacity and analyzes blood samples; performs EKGs and tobacco-cessation education as ordered.
• Delivers respiratory therapies; monitors patient response to treatment.
• Responds to codes and emergent calls; assesses patient condition and interventions.
• Evaluates respiratory care policies and procedures based on outcomes and best practices.
• Educates patients and families on illness, treatments, device use, and resources.
• Monitors, stocks, and distributes respiratory supplies and gas cylinders; maintains equipment readiness.
• Disassembles, cleans, sterilizes, and calibrates respiratory equipment.
• Performs all responsibilities to fulfill required service levels.
• Participates in performance improvement and required education.

Education

Associate's degree in respiratory therapy

Job description

Connections Healthcare Staffing is assisting a 100+ bed healthcare facility located about 45 minutes from Hendersonville, NC. The facility seeks a Registered Respiratory Therapist for a night shift (7p-7a) with every other weekend rotation. A $7,500 sign-on bonus is offered.

Responsibilities include delivering respiratory therapies, monitoring patient responses, responding to codes, and educating patients and families. Requires NC RRT license and BCLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP certifications.