Seasonal Registered Respiratory Therapist III (RRT)

Job Shift: Nights

Job Type: Per Diem

The respiratory therapists is responsible for providing pulmonary care services in accordance with specific physician's orders, department policies & procedures. The RRT 2  is trained to work independently in either PEDIATRICS And or Trauma ICU.

• Sets-ups & monitors mechanical ventilators & BIPAP/CPAP machines & performs the associated critical duties required for such as airway management & tracheal suctioning.
• Demonstrates critical care assessment skills, judgment, and decision making necessary for the trauma step down and trauma code. 
• Administers respiratory therapy procedures; understands the purpose of each and the possible side effects associated with each. 

Education:        

• Graduate of a Respiratory Care Program                  

  Experience:        

• 0 - 2 yrs       

             
License:         

• REGISTERED RESPIRATORY THERAPIST (Florida)       

             
Certification:        

• BLS/CPR (AMERICAN HEART ASSN)
• ACLS (AMERICAN HEART ASSN)
• PALS (AMERICAN HEART ASSN) WITHIN 90 DAYS OF HIRE               

    

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St. Marys Medical Center (SMMC), part of the Palm Beach Health Network, is a 420-bed acute care hospital in West Palm Beach. The hospital has been serving Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast for more than 80 years.SMMC is a Level 1 Trauma Center, a state-designated Pediatric Trauma Referral Center, certified Comprehensive Stoke Center, and has a level III NICU. Pediatric services are provided at the Palm Beach Childrens Hospital at St. Marys Medical Center, which is the only dedicated childrens hospital between Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando. Along with 24/7 dedicated pediatric emergency and trauma care, Palm Beach Childrens Hospitals medical staff consists of 196 pediatricians in 36 subspecialties. Join us!