What are the responsibilities and job description for the New Haven, CT RRT Job Opportunity position at Aya Healthcare?
Overview of the Role
We are seeking an experienced respiratory therapist to fill a 13-week assignment in New Haven, CT. The ideal candidate will have at least one year of experience in adult critical care and possess excellent communication and teamwork skills. This position involves working a 4, 12-hour shift from 7pm to 7am and requires the ability to provide patient care and support in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
As a respiratory therapist in this assignment, you will be responsible for providing patient care and support as needed. This includes but is not limited to: performing respiratory treatments, conducting ABG analysis, troubleshooting high-pressure alarms, weaning patients from mechanical ventilation, and maintaining accurate records. You will also be required to work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
Requirements
To be successful in this role, candidates must possess the following skills and qualifications: adult critical care, emergency department, extubation, nasal airway placement, nasal airway suctioning, oral airway placement, oropharyngeal/suctioning, pulmonary hygiene, sputum specimen collection, tracheostomy/suctioning, albuterol, atrovent, combivent, flovent, inhaled flolan, inhaled steroids, isuprel, lidocaine, nitric oxide (ino), perforomist, pulmicort, racemic epinephrine, spiriva, terbutaline sulfate, tobramycin, xopenex, aerosol set up mask, aerosol set up trach, medihaler, metered dose inhaler, hand held, t-piece, trach collar, high flow nasal cannula (hfnc), bipap, cpap, troubleshooting high pressure alarms, weaning from mechanical ventilation, abg interpretation
What We Offer
Aya Healthcare offers an array of benefits to its employees, including premium medical, dental, vision, and life insurance beginning day one of their assignment. Employees also receive paid company housing or a generous housing stipend, paid sick time in accordance with applicable laws, access to unlimited continuing education units online, licensure, relocation, and other reimbursements when applicable. Pay includes taxable wages and tax-free expense reimbursements.
