Respiratory Therapist - Critical Care Transport

Overview

0.9 FTE, 36 hours per week, rotating shifts, every third weekend, holidays, and on‑call required. Competitive benefits package & pay based on experience. Offering up to $7000 sign‑on bonus.

• Provides continuous monitoring and care of the patient per protocol during transport.
• Maintains documentation of patient assessment and condition, interventions required, and communication processes on the transport record.
• Administers medication in accordance with policies and procedures of the Critical Care Transport Department and respiratory scope of practice.
• In conjunction with the Physician Consult Transfer Center (PCTC) and NCH Dispatch, organizes rapid transport mobilization and assures appropriate utilization of resources.
• Engages in the workplace community by staying aware of changes, participating in data collection or auditing, understanding Quality Improvement, and representing staff at relevant meetings and reporting important information and updates back to staff.
• Contributes to a continuous learning culture by helping others learn.
• Assists in documentation of medical histories, symptoms, and vital signs for assigned patients.
• Provides high quality services that internal and external stakeholders describe as excellent.
• On‑call hours required.

• Associate’s degree from an AMA‑accredited Respiratory Care program or Bachelor’s degree, required.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist with a current license to practice in the State of Ohio, required.

• BLS, NRP, PALS, ACLS, and trauma course prior to completion of orientation, required.
• Completion of the Transport Therapist Training Program and Preceptorship, required.
• Advanced certification within one year of completing orientation that is specific to the program’s patient population, required.

• Self‑motivation, sensitivity, leadership, interpersonal skills, teaching ability, organization, and advanced level of critical thinking and decision‑making.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work under stress and rapid decision‑making skills.
• Ability to use sound judgment.

• Three years of critical care experience, required.
• One year of neonatal intensive care experience, preferred.

• Occasionally:
  Biohazard waste, fume/gases/vapors, machinery, power tools, reaching above shoulder.
• Frequently:
  Bend/twist, blood and/or bodily fluids, chemicals/medications, climb stairs/ladder, cold temperatures, communicable diseases and/or pathogens, computer skills, electricity, flexing/extending of neck, hand use (grasping, gripping, turning), hot temperatures, lifting/carrying 0‑10 lbs, 11‑20 lbs, 21‑40 lbs, 41‑60 lbs, 61‑100 lbs, pushing/pulling 0‑25 lbs, 26‑40 lbs, 41‑60 lbs, 61‑100 lbs, repetitive hand/arm use, sitting, squat/kneel, standing, walking, working at heights, working outdoors.
• Continuously:
  Audible speech, color vision, decision making, depth perception, hearing acuity, interpreting data, loud noises, patient equipment, peripheral vision, problem solving, seeing – far/near.
• Additional physical requirements include frequently pushing/pulling up to 300 lbs with assistance, frequently lifting/carrying up to 165 lbs with assistance, riding and/or flying in a vehicle or aircraft for long distances or periods of time, body weight with full uniform must not exceed 230 lbs due to flight regulations, and must have 10 hours off from other jobs/positions prior to shift.

EEO M/F/Disability/Vet.