Profession: Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics
Specialty: RRT-NICU
Description:
- RT PEDS with NICU focus - 2 years of experience.
- Will accept first-time travelers with strong skillset/exp.
- RRT, PALS and NRP Required.
- 36 or 48 hours per week
- Every other weekend
- Every other holiday
- On-Call is not required
- Shift: Night 3x12-Hour (19:00 - 07:30)
- Block Schedules: No
- Years of Experience: 2 year(s) Note: will accept first-time travelers with strong skillset/exp
- Travel Experience Required: No Note: With awareness that orientation is quick and efficient. Prefer minimum 2 years experience to accept profile.
- Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NRP, PALS, RRT, State licensed
Skills:
- Medication Delivery Systems
- Aerosol set up mask
- Aerosol set up trach
- Medication Administration
- Albuterol
- Atrovent
- Bicarbonate
- Combivent
- Flovent
- Nitric Oxide (INo)
- Perforomist
- Pulmicort
- Xopenex
- Neonatal/Pediatrics - Equipment/procedures
- Apnea Monitor
- Assist in high risk delivery
- Capillary blood gases
- Direct Intubation (Neonatal)
- Direct Intubation (Peds)
- High frequency jet ventilator
- IMV/SIMV
- Neonatal transports (inter-departmental)
- Oscillating Ventilator
- Pressure/Volume Ventilator
- Care of Patient With
- ARDS
- Aspiration
- Bronchoscopy
- COVID
- Cystic fibrosis
- ECMO
- Fresh tracheostomy
- Pneumonia
- Oxygen therapy
- Bag and mask
- ET Tube
- High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
- Oxygen tanks
- Protocol Driven ECMO
- T-piece
- Trach collar
- Care of the Infant/Child With
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Near drowning
- Respiratory distress syndrome
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
- Transient Tachypnea of the newborn
- Nebulizer
- Cold
- T-piece
- Trach collar
- Airway Management Devices/Suctioning
- Direct Intubation
- Extubation
- Intubation Assist
- Nasal airway placement
- Nasal airway suctioning
- Oral airway placement
- Oral/nasal Suctioning
- Pulmonary Hygiene
- Sputum specimen collection
- Suctioning (ETT, NT)
- Tracheostomy care and suctioning
- Professional Knowledge and Skills
- Drawing arterial blood gases
- Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)
Work Settings:
- NICU
- Pediatric Critical Care
- Pediatrics
- Transports
- Ventilator Management
- Troubleshooting high pressure alarms
- Weaning from mechanical ventilation
Additional Skills:
Special Procedures/Unit Details: Level 4 NICU, Pediatrics, Level 1 Trauma, Med/Surge intensive care units.
Special Equipment: Maquet Servo i, Draeger V500, Jet Ventilation, Oscillation, Nitric Oxide