Travel Respiratory Care Practitioner

About This Role

Effectively evaluate, deliver, and document patient respiratory care while maintaining equipment and supporting clinical teams. This role requires competency in clinical judgment and technical skills within respiratory care.

Responsibilities

• Disassemble, wash, rinse, dry, and package respiratory equipment
• Effectively evaluate the results of patient respiratory care delivered per care plans
• Function as a role model in Respiratory Care demonstrating competency in clinical judgment, select technical skills, and appropriate knowledge base
• Prepare and test respiratory therapy equipment for proper and safe operation and check equipment in use and on units for proper operations and routine service
• Report malfunctioning equipment to manager
• Process and maintain respiratory equipment
• Accurately chart on the respiratory flow sheets in the EMR and on the care plans
• Charge accurately in the EMR
• Complete assessments on ventilator patients and all other patients on respiratory care services
• Obtain and analyze blood gases: Arterial, Venous and Capillary

Requirements

• Solid understanding of all aspects of Respiratory care
• Associate’s degree in Respiratory Therapy
• BLS (American Heart Association) certification
• Illinois Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license
• NBRC Certified Respiratory Therapist

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Respiratory Therapy

Skills

* Required skills

Certifications