(Archived) Registered Respiratory Therapist in NICU/PICU urgently needed in New York

Type of Employment

Contract Hire

Employer Info

Our client provides top-ranked care, dozens of inpatient and outpatient specialties, and mental health services with a team of highly trained and caring medical professionals who are compassionate, culturally competent and patient centered. Their vision is to be a fully integrated health system that enables New Yorkers to live their healthiest lives. Many of their roles are temp-to-hire, giving our client and our candidates the opportunity to ensure they are the right fit for a full-time position, as this comes with career advancement opportunities and excellent benefits. In fact, over 30% of our candidates have converted to full time positions at our client.

Job Summary

We are looking for individual to join our client’s team as NICU / PICU Registered Respiratory Therapist. You will perform respiratory therapy procedures per protocol and those ordered by physicians to improve the cardiopulmonary conditions of patients from newborn to geriatric ages.

Job Description

• Perform comprehensive patient assessment and review of the patient's medical record to recommend and provide clinically indicated therapy.
• Perform routine respiratory therapy procedures that include, but are not limited to, administration of oxygen by various modalities; equipment set up for the administration of aerosolized pharmaceuticals; administration of aerosol and heated humidification therapies and performance of various modalities of chest physiotherapy.
• Initiate and maintain medical gas therapy including Oxygen, Heliox and Nitric Oxide.
• Initiate, maintain, monitor, and adjust mechanical ventilators appropriately to ensure proper function and to ascertain therapeutic effectiveness.
• Perform effective and atraumatic endotracheal and nasotracheal suction to maintain bronchopulmonary hygiene.
• Perform procedures related to the care and maintenance of an airway.
• Under medical supervision, assists with the insertion and removal of artificial airways as part of emergent or elective procedures.
• Perform arterial puncture for the purpose of determining the arterial blood gas/ acid-base status.
• Perform bedside and outpatient diagnostic procedures such as sputum induction and pulmonary function testing.
• Set up, calibrate, and troubleshoot select invasive monitoring and therapeutic delivery devices.
• Participate as a Response Team member.
• Perform complete and accurate documentation within the patient medical record and for departmental reports and processes.
• Identifies quality assurance issues and ensures adherence to established protocols and standards of care.
• Provides in-service training related to the delivery of respiratory care.
• Provides clinical supervision in specialty care areas as assigned.
• Participates in product evaluation.
• Participates in research activities related to respiratory care.

Skills Required

• 2 years NICU and PICU Respiratory Therapist experience.
• Servo U and Triology Machine Strongly preferred.
• Highly preferred: Infant rescue transport experience PALS, BLS, ACLS, NRP

Education/Training/Certifications

• Registration as a Respiratory Therapist (RRT issued by the (NBRC), Valid National Board of Respiratory Carelicense to practice as Respiratory Therapist issued by NYSED, BLS, Primary Source Verification required. ACLS, PALS, NRP for Intensive Care Nursery, Registered Pulmonary Function Tech certificate (RFPT) preferred.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist
• BLS (CPR)
• ALS Certificate (Advanced Life Support)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

Additional Requirements

• Adhere to company guidelines regarding COVID compliance.
• Malpractice Insurance - All Clinical workers are required to have active individual medical malpractice. All copy must be provided prior to start of assignment. All clinical workers licensed by the state of NY are required to provide.
• Shift Time: Night - 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM