Travel Respiratory Therapist - $2,263 per week at Tact Staff
Yuma, AZ 85365
About the Job
Tact Staff is seeking a travel Respiratory Therapist for a travel job in Yuma, Arizona.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Respiratory Therapist
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Department: Respiratory Therapy
Radius Rule: 100 miles
Start dates are not flexible.
SUBMISSION PROFILE REQUIREMENTS - Must be in the profile or cannot move forward with submittal.
• Start Date – Must match the next available start date, include in attached profile/resume
• EPIC experience required. Ensure it is accurate (there have been inconsistencies on the resume versus the cover page)
• EMR listed on each work assignment
• Time Off- Ensure dates make sense for the required start date and are 5 days or less.
• Include within the attached profile/resume. All RTO needs to be in at time of submission.
• Resume- Ensure resume information is accurate (there’s been an increase in inaccurate information sent).
• MUST INCLUDE: detailed duties, hospital size, unit size, and trauma level (if applicable) for each hospital.
• Explain any employment gaps upon submission and include in attached profile/resume.
• Certifications- Make sure certs are accurate and up to date.
License- Active and in hand - AZ or Compact- Ensure it's accurate
- # treatments per day: 5-6 vents, treatments 35 in 12 hours.
- Certs: BLS, ACLS, PALS, if NICU exp-do train in NICU would need NRP also. Need RRT AZ. NO CRT!
- Types of patients: Adults, peds, neonates- only if NICU trained- will attend all deliveries and c-sections.
- What areas do they cover: Inpatient, Foothills ER- freestanding.15 min drive away- may float.
- Experience: 2 Years of experience is okay to have a first-time traveler.
- Job Duties: ABGs-draw and analyze, treatments, vent settings.
- Are RTs Required to be able to Intubate Independently or only to assist?: Travelers are not required to be able
to intubate but must assist.
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house 24/7?: Intensivist in house 24/7.
- Is there a Respiratory Manager/Supervisor/Lead Therapist on each shift?: There is a Charge RRT on each shift.
- Would the traveler ever be the only RT in-house: For the main hospital will not be alone, and for Foothills ED would
be the only one there.
- RT Equipment: Vent-Avea, Hamilton C1, Bipap-V60, EV300, HiFlow- Aerovo 2. Zoll vents for backup. Glidescope
and Glidescope-GO for intubation.
- Shifts & Scheduling: 6a/6p. Don't guarantee a block schedule, but will try to accommodate if able.
- Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend.
- Holiday Requirements: Travelers will work 2 of 3 major holidays.
- Call or standby call requirement: Can be placed on "low census."
- Floating Requirements: May float to Foothills Freestanding ED-15 min drive.
- Scrub Color/Dress Code: Black Scrubs.
- How many shifts of unit/department-specific orientation: one NEO, one day ED, one day ICU, one day floor,
(would add additional day for NICU-if they have NICU experience).
Tact Medical Staffing Job ID #493474. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Therapist - Respiratory Therapist
About Tact Staff
Our nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level.
Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments. Our team is committed to providing our nurses and allied professionals with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide. Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you.
Be Adventurous, Make a Difference, Travel with Tact.
Be Adventurous - Becoming a travel nurse or allied professional is not only a professional adventure, but a personal adventure as well. It is an opportunity to challenge yourself, to explore a new place, and try amazing food...
Make a Difference - Nurses and allied professionals make such a huge difference in so many lives. The care and compassion you show to your patients, does not go unnoticed. We know how important your jobs is, which is why we take our job as recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses and allied professionals in hospitals, where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is something we feel thankful to be able to do.
Travel with Tact - From the moment we receive your resume we begin trying to build a relationship with you. We know the importance of becoming your friend, before becoming your recruiter. Building friendly, yet professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly want... and don't want in a travel assignment.
