Respiratory Therapist; RT - Pediatric Transport

Sign-On Bonus Available - Up to $20,000 May be eligible for our Loan Forgiveness program – Up to $20,000 Relocation Bonus Available Location

395 W. Lake St, Elmhurst (may also be required to work a shift at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn and/or Park Ridge).

The Transport Team provides interfacility transports via ambulance and rotor wing for critically ill or injured infants and children to one of our Advocate Children’s Hospitals located in Oak Lawn or Park Ridge or Endeavor Healthcare System. Our transfer center facilitates transports across the United States with a majority of transports occurring within Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Our team is focused on providing the highest level of quality and safe care for all children and families.

We continue to grow and be nationally recognized for excellence in Transport.

• Recipient of the  APEX award for excellence in respiratory care
• Expansion of scope and autonomy with competencies such as but not limited to intubations, chest tube placement and line placement.
• Extensive opportunities to represent our team locally and nationally at Neonatal/ Pediatric Conferences.

The Interfacility Transport RCP has an intuitive grasp of clinical situations and demonstrates comprehensive knowledge and experience. S/he is a recognized resource, leader, and problem solver. S/he seeks out challenging patients and shares expertise with others. The Interfacility Transport RCP is an experienced RCP that provides comprehensive respiratory care to the critically ill/injured patient (neonatal, pediatric, and/or adult with a pediatric chronic disease) in the mobile environment of air and ground transports.

Through the use of expanded skills, the Transport RCP is responsible for the accurate assessment, planning, implementation of and evaluation of respiratory care for assigned patient under the direction of the Transport Medical Control Physician. The transport team composition consist of RN/RCP and is capable of multi-mode transports utilizing ground, rotor and fixed wing. The Transport RCP is also responsible for performing job duties that are consist with the BOE.

• Patient Care Activities
  • Obtains pertinent maternal, neonatal, and pediatric histories with emphasis on risk factors and implications for problems and incorporates that in plan of care.
  • Performs pertinent physical examination related to respiratory practice.
  • Formulates differential diagnosis and a plan of care of existing and potential problems in collaboration with Transport RN and Transport Medical Control Physician (TMCP).
  • Recognizes and treats changes in clinical situations (including life threatening conditions) and implements changes to the transport plan of care based on Standing Transport Protocols and TMCP recommendations.
  • Exercises independent judgment in situations when sudden clinical changes occur and understand and implements necessary interventions and their expected outcomes based on Transport Protocols and TMCP recommendations.
  • Performs necessary diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as indicated for identification and management of problems as indicated by protocols and/or TMCP recommendations, including but not limited to (Patient stabilization, Airway management, needle aspiration of pleural space, interpretation of routine laboratory and radiographic data, intraosseous insertion, spinal immobilization, trauma primary and secondary assessment/management, blood drawing, insertion of peripheral IVs and all other procedures as trained).
  • Provides clinical management for resuscitation, with independent manner per protocol, of the neonatal, pediatric, and/or adolescent patient, including necessary pharmacological support during interfacility transports.
  • Provides ongoing monitoring, assessment, and appropriate interventions in accordance with standing protocols and orders while in transit, at referring and receiving facilities and documents accurately on all transport documentation according to department guidelines and roles models this to other team members.
  • Demonstrates expertise in respiratory practice and critically evaluates…