Respiratory Therapist, RRT - Internal Agency
About the position Work that works for you! Continue your respiratory career by joining Piedmont’s Travel Agency, First Call Staffing Solutions! Piedmont Healthcare has launched First Call Staffing Solutions (FCSS), a unique travel agency that supports the state-wide Piedmont integrated care delivery system of 23 hospitals across the state of Georgia. FCSS respiratory therapists will have the opportunity to take job assignments across multiple locations offering: Flexibility: a schedule that works with your lifestyle with commitments from 13 weeks with 36-hour work weeks, which may require weekends and holidays. Competitive Pay and Benefits: competitive market base pay with applicable differentials; eligibility for overtime; and options for 401k and to purchase Piedmont benefits. More Opportunity - advance your career and expand your Respiratory Therapist skills by working in diverse environments with assignment flexibility. JOB PURPOSE: The Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) performs patient assessments, general respiratory care procedures and protocols, critical care procedures, blood gas analysis, maintenance and management of all equipment and patient education. He/she functions within the framework of the policies and procedures of the organization and demonstrates professional growth and accountability. Part of a Piedmont internal agency pool that is used to fill critical and/or urgent staffing needs through designated assignments at Piedmont hospitals (“Assignment”).
Responsibilities
- Performs patient assessments
- Performs general respiratory care procedures and protocols
- Performs critical care procedures
- Performs blood gas analysis
- Maintenance and management of all equipment
- Patient education
Requirements
- Associates Degree in Respiratory Therapy Sciences
- Minimum of two years of work experience in performing professional respiratory duties within area(s) of specialty
- Credentialed by the National Board for Respiratory Care as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
- Licensed by the State of Georgia under the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners
- BLS certification required
- ACLS certification required
Nice-to-haves
- NRP if practicing in NICU
Benefits
- 401k
- Overtime pay
- Applicable differentials