Job Details

Job Title: Travel Respiratory Therapist (Night Shift)

Shift Schedule

Night Shift: 3 x 12-hour shifts
Hours: 6:30 PM – 7:00 AM

Important Eligibility Requirements

Washington State Respiratory Care License required to apply
Previous permanent employees of any Providence-affiliated facility must be separated from the health system for a minimum of 3 months before qualifying for a travel assignment.
First-time travelers accepted.
Minimum 2 years of Respiratory Therapy experience required.
NICU experience required (Manager may waive PICU experience requirement if NICU experience is present).
Must be willing to float to other campuses as needed.

Patient Population

Adolescents
Adults
Geriatrics

Department Details

Facility Size: 500 rooms
Patient Volume/Load:
- Approximately 5 ventilator patients
- 6–8 RVUs

Required Clinical Experience

Adult Critical Care
Emergency Department (ED)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)*
Pediatrics (Peds)

*PICU experience may be waived by the manager for candidates with strong NICU experience.

Preferred Experience

Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) Lab

Airway Management & Suctioning Skills

Extubation
Intubation assistance
Nasal airway placement and suctioning
Oral airway placement
Oropharyngeal suctioning
Sputum specimen collection
Tracheostomy care and suctioning

Medication Administration Experience

Albuterol
Atrovent
Combivent
Flovent
Inhaled Flolan
Inhaled Steroids
Isuprel
Lidocaine
Mucomyst
Nitric Oxide (iNO)
Perforomist
Pulmicort
Racemic Epinephrine
Spiriva
Terbutaline Sulfate
Theophylline
Tobramycin
Xopenex

Medication Delivery Systems

Aerosol setup (mask)
Aerosol setup (trach)
Medihaler
Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI)

Nebulizer Experience

Cold Nebulizer
Hand-Held Nebulizer
Heated Nebulizer
Ultrasonic Nebulizer
T-Piece
Trach Collar

Ventilator Management

BiPAP
CPAP
Flow-By
High-Frequency Oscillator
Mechanical Ventilation Weaning
Troubleshooting High-Pressure Alarms

Ventilator Equipment

Draeger Ventilators
Servo-I Ventilators (Required)

Professional Knowledge & Skills

Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation
Basic EKG Interpretation
EPIC EMR proficiency (Required)

Required Certifications & Credentials

Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

Screening Notes

Screen out candidates without NICU experience.
Call out candidates without NRP certification.

Additional Information

Scrub Color: Any
Weekend Coverage: Variable
Floating: Required to other campuses as needed.

Pay Rate
$63.79 - $68.67/hour

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