Respiratory Therapist

Job Title: Respiratory Therapist, Quick Offer
Job Location: Washington, DC
Job Duration: 3 months with possible extension
Shift: Nights, 7:00PM-07:00AM, 3*12

The Pay Rate information:
Pay for Travelers-
Weekly Gross- $2626.31
W2 per hr- $28
Weekly Stipend- $1618.31

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitoring patient physiological responses to therapy such as arterial blood gases, vital signs or blood chemistry, and lung function changes, and consulting with physicians if there are adverse reactions.
• Working as part of a team of health care professionals to manage patient care by assisting with medical procedures.
• Setting up and operating devices including therapeutic gas administration apparatus, mechanical ventilators, environmental control systems, and aerosol generators.
• Following specified parameters of treatment.
• Providing emergency care, such as external cardiac massage, artificial respiration, or assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Inspecting, testing, cleaning, and maintaining respiratory therapy equipment to ensure it is functioning safely and efficiently.
• Maintaining charts that contain patient identification and therapy information.
• Measuring arterial blood gases, reading prescriptions, lung capacity, and reviewing other information to assess patient condition.
• Relaying blood analysis results to a physician.
• Making emergency visits to resolve equipment problems when necessary.
• Ordering equipment repairs when necessary.
• Explaining health care treatment procedures to patients to gain cooperation.
• Checking pulmonary function in patients.

Requirements:

• BLS
• ACLS
• NRP
• RRT
• DC State License
• 2 Yr of recent experience in a Acute Hospital