WA-RRT Night

Respiratory Therapist

13-week assignment. 12-hour shift / 36 hours per week. Shift time is 1730-0600. Must have a current WA License, BLS, ACLS, PALS and NRP. Needing a candidate with strong OB experience. Must be a team player and any RTO needs to be pre-approved and added to the end of the contract. We are located close to the PNW beaches and the Olympic National Forrest. Please add any approved RTO to the end of the contract. Registered Respiratory Therapists are responsible for providing, coordinating, and directing individualized comprehensive respiratory care to all patients based upon assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Accountable to: Cardiopulmonary Director. In the absence of the Director, is responsible to the Lead RRT. Once oriented, the RRT is expected to function with a minimum of supervision.

Position Requirements:

Current Washington State license, as a Respiratory Care Practitioner

Will maintain BLS, ACLS, NRP, PALS certification

Will practice within the scope of practice of a RCP

Prefer one year of current acute care experience; but may be a new graduate

Ability to lift fifty (50) pounds from floor to waist

Ability to lift fifty (50) pounds from wheelchair to bed level

Ability to lift five (5) pounds over head

Ability to pull fifty (50) pounds from stretcher to bed

Ability to push one hundred fifty (150) pound loaded stretcher 300 feet

Auditory ability to perform procedures and to take accurate blood pressures

Vision adequate to observe patients and to perform charting procedures

Ability to meet specific criteria for the Cardiopulmonary department

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent