Respiratory Therapist

Nemours Children's Health; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Nemours Children's Health in Orlando, FL is seeking a Respiratory Therapist to provide routine and emergency respiratory care under supervision. This role includes hands-on patient care across care areas, education to staff, and collaboration with nurses and physicians.

A competitive sign-on bonus is offered. Shifts include day (7A-7P) and night (7P-7A). Applicants must hold Florida state licensure and NBRC RRT credentials, with BLS required and PALS within 30 days of hire.

Qualifications

• Florida State License required.
• NBRC – RRT credential required.
• American Heart Association BLS required; PALS within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Verify all physician orders and provide age-appropriate respiratory care to patients.
• Assess patients and evaluate for therapy appropriateness.
• Provide aerosolized medication therapy and airway clearance therapies.
• Ventilator setup and management; non-invasive monitoring (pulse oximetry, O2/CO2, end-tidal).
• Provide emergency respiratory care including CPR, ABG sampling, point-of-care testing, and ECGs.
• Document care in EMR and enter charges.
• Participate in discharge planning and home-care education.
• Provide recommendations to physicians and nurses regarding respiratory care.
• Evaluate equipment and stay updated on departmental policies and procedures.

Education

NBRC – RRT

Florida State License

Job description

Job Description

Nemours is seeking a RT to join our team here in Orlando, Florida! This position is responsible for: Providing, under the general direction of the Therapist in Charge or Assistant Director of Respiratory Care, all routine and emergency respiratory care in all patient care areas. The Respiratory Therapists provide clinical direction for respiratory care trainees and technicians. The therapists provide consultation and education to other healthcare professionals as well. The therapist is in routine contact with patients during the provision of hands‑on care and in frequent contact with patients’ families. The respiratory therapist will have contact with other hospital staff, such as nurses and physicians.

Offering a competitive sign on bonus!!

Shifts available

• DAYS - 7A-7P
• NIGHTS 7P-7A

Responsibilities

• Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned from time to time by employee’s supervisor.
• Verify all physician orders for respiratory care and provide age and developmental-appropriate care to infants, children, adolescents, and adults.
• Assess patients clinically and evaluate for appropriateness of therapy.
• Provide aerosolized medication therapy, provide airway clearance therapies , airway management such as trach changes, tube taping, suctioning, medical gas therapy., ventilator setup and management., perform non-invasive monitoring, i.e., pulse oximetry, transcutaneous O2/CO2 and end-tidal CO2 monitoring, assist with in-house and inter-facility transports.
• Provide emergency respiratory care, i.e., airway management and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, perform arterial blood gas sampling, point of care testing and electrocardiograms, and participate in airway management during bronchoscopies.
• Document care provided, patient assessment and patient care orders in electronic medical record (EMR) or hard copy when necessary. Enter charges in EMR
• Participate in discharge planning and home-care education by training patients, their families, and designated care providers.
• Provide recommendations and education to physicians and nurses regarding respiratory care.
• Participate in the evaluation or respiratory care equipment and procedures and maintain current knowledge about departmental policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Florida State License required
• NBRC – RRT required
• American Heart Association BLS required; PALS within 30 days of hire

About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships. Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive. Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued. Learn more at Nemours.org .