Respiratory Therapist (per diem)

Nemours Children's Health; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 55,000 - 72,000; Part time

Job summary

Nemours Children's Health in Wilmington, DE seeks a per diem Respiratory Therapist to provide routine and emergency respiratory care across patient care areas under the supervision of the Therapist in Charge. The role includes assessing patients, conducting aerosolized therapies, ventilator management, airway changes, emergency care, documentation in EMR, and education for families and staff.

This team is part of an APEX RT program and collaborates with nurses and physicians to deliver

Qualifications

• Graduate of a COAARC-approved Respiratory Care Program.
• DE State License, NBRC-RRT and BLS-HCP required; AARC membership, PALS within 90 days.
• Preferred: NRP, NBRC-NPS, NBRC-CPFT, NBRC-RPFT, NBRC-SDS, ACLS.

Responsibilities

• Verify physician orders and provide age-appropriate respiratory care.
• Assess patients and determine appropriateness of therapy.
• Deliver aerosolized therapy, airway clearance, and ventilator management.
• Perform emergency respiratory care, ABG sampling, and monitoring.
• Document care and orders in EMR; participate in discharge planning.
• Educate patients, families, and care providers; collaborate with staff.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Ventilator management

Airway management

Emergency care

EMR documentation

Education

COAARC Respiratory Care Program

DE State License

NBRC-RRT

BLS-HCP

AARC membership

PALS within 90 days

Job description

Job Description

Nemours is seeking a per diem Respiratory Therapist to join our Nemours Children's Hospital team in Wilmington, DE.

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.

Join a team of APEX RTs! The Nemours Children’s Health-DE Respiratory Care Department achieved APEX status as designated by the American Association of Respiratory Care in 2023. APEX RT departments exemplify best practices in the profession and enhance patient safety and outcomes by delivering high-quality respiratory care. The Nemours RT department is 1 of 18 Acute Care Hospitals in the United States recognized and only 1 of 5 children’s hospitals. We are super proud of what we do here and are looking for team members who want to make a difference!

Position Responsibilities

• 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., 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.

Position Requirements

• Graduated a COAARC Approved Respiratory Care Program
• DE State License, NBRC-RRT, and BLS-HCP required, AARC membership, PALS within 90 days of hire.
• Preferred - NRP, NBRC-NPS, NBRC-CPFT, NBRC-RPFT, NBRC-SDS, AEC, and ACLS

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 .