Description

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with at least 2 years of adult ICU experience for a night shift position in a general care and adult intensive care unit at an acute care hospital in Indiana.

Details

• Work setting includes general care and adult intensive care units
• Adult ICU patient population
• Skills utilized include airway management, medication administration, ventilator management, ABGs, O2 therapy, suctioning, pulmonary toileting, nebulizer therapy, BiPAP, and CPAP
• Preferred experience in trauma, teaching hospital, and ER settings
• Preferred experience with bronchoscopy
• Cerner EMR is required; experience with Hamilton G5 and Philips V60 equipment is preferred
• Night shift: 4x12-hour shifts, 17:30–06:00
• Consecutive days worked may not exceed 5 in a row
• Holiday rotation required; candidates must work 2 out of 3 major holidays
• Floating within the hospital or to a nearby affiliate hospital is required

Requirements

• Current Indiana (IN) or Compact RN license — license must be in hand at time of consideration
• Active NBRC RRT credential
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications (AHA and RQI accepted)
• Minimum 2 years of adult ICU respiratory therapy experience
• Graduate of a CoARC-accredited, in-person respiratory therapy program that is also regionally accredited through CHEA
• Cerner EMR experience required
• COVID and flu vaccinations required
• SSN and DOB required for consideration
• 2 supervisor references required for consideration
• License required if applicable

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Indiana residents are considered local candidates and are eligible for this position
• Former permanent or PRN employees of IU Health must have been separated for at least 12 months before applying as a traveler
• Current or past IU Health travelers who have accrued 12 months of travel employment within IU Health must take a designated consecutive break to reset eligibility: out-of-state residents require a 90-day break, and in-state residents require a 180-day break, both prior to reaching the 12-month mark
• Up to 5 days of RTO may be approved automatically