Local Contract Respiratory Therapist

Talent Burst, Inc is seeking a local contract Respiratory Therapist for a local contract job in Norfolk, Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty:
  Respiratory Therapist
• Start Date:
  
  02/02/2026
• Duration:
  12 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours
• Employment Type:
  
  Local Contract

Title: Respiratory Therapist
Length of assignment: 13 Weeks
Shift: 06:30 PM - 07:00 AM
Minimum guarantee: 36
Location: Norfolk, VA

Under general supervision and medical direction, the Respiratory Therapist performs respiratory care‑related procedures. The role exercises considerable judgment in accordance with the physician's treatment plan and within the scope of departmental policies and procedures.

Scope of practice includes patient/family assessment and management, resource management, care facilitation, and discharge planning as required. The therapist assesses residents' condition, administers prescribed therapy and aerosolized medications, observes and records residents' progress and response to therapy modalities, including adverse reactions to drugs and therapy.

Provides in‑service training to residents, family members, and facility staff. The resident population is primarily adult and geriatric. The therapist utilizes knowledge of the principles of growth and development appropriate to the resident's age to ensure that care provided meets the unique, physical, and psychological needs of the resident. Involves appropriate parties (i.e., resident’s family or facility staff) in the assessment, treatment, and continuing care of the resident as needed.

1. Initiates, monitors, and maintains life support systems for residents in the skilled nursing facility.

a. Performs airway care and maintenance.

b. Manages artificial ventilation status as directed by an approved protocol.

c. Maintains and troubleshoots mechanical ventilators.

d. Participates in cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures of bag ventilation and closed chest massage.

2. Initiates, monitors, and documents performance of various respiratory care modalities.

3. Assesses residents' cardiopulmonary status using physical assessment, history taking, laboratory findings, radiological studies of the chest, pulmonary function testing, and professional judgment to formulate a respiratory care plan upon the order of a physician.

4. Performs various tasks prior to treating a resident as follows:

a. Check physician's orders for completeness.

b. Orders to include: diagnosis, ICD‑10 code, type and duration of therapy, type and dosage of medication, FiO₂, and frequency.

c. Check the resident's chart for history, physical, and for permanent information to determine precautions to be observed at bedside.

d. Observe and chart: pulse, respirations, breath sounds (number and quality), and the resident's general appearance, including breathing exercises and teaching and training to residents.

5. Administers proper technical respiratory care procedures. Dispenses proper dosage of medication, acquires and adjusts devices to ensure optimal results from therapy. This includes mask, mouthpiece, or trach equipment for the resident's comfort and ease of operation, regulates flow and pressure of equipment. Observes resident's respiratory rate and pattern, pulse, breath sounds, reaction to medication, any difficulty with therapy during and after treatment.

Charts and communicates to the resident's nurse any pertinent information.

6. Inspects and tests equipment, disassembles, cleans, and reassembles equipment as required. Maintains an adequate supply of necessary equipment. Performs administrative duties and record‑keeping when required and disposes of equipment properly.

7. Assists in emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation as an integral part of the emergency team. A therapist is required to be CPR certified.

8. Initiates, administers, evaluates response to, and documents all therapy modalities according to departmental procedure and ordered by a physician, including intermittent positive pressure breathing, hand‑held nebulizer, chest physical therapy modalities, percussion, vibration, breathing and cough retraining exercises, deep tracheal suctioning,…