Cross Posting of Job ID: 3539854
**RTO after booking is not allowed and is not allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a cancel and DNR.**
REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:
Minimum Years of Experience: 2 years.
Traveler Experience: Not Required
Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes
Required Skills:
Work Settings: Med/Surg, MS/Tele, Telemetry.
Cardiac Monitoring & Emergency Response: Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, on-unit and remote telemetry monitoring, use of Rapid Response/Code teams.
Endocrine/Metabolic: IV insulin protocols.
Gastrointestinal: Bariatric surgery, bowel obstruction, colostomy/ileostomy care, feeding tube care and management.
Genitourinary/Renal: Continuous bladder irrigation (CBI), pre/post hemodialysis management, renal failure.
IV Therapy/Phlebotomy: Accessing/managing ports, blood product administration, central line blood draws, peripheral line care, phlebotomy, PICC line management, starting and maintaining IVs.
Medications: Heparin, insulin, cardiac drips (no titration), vasoactive drips (no titration), PCA.
Neurological/Psychiatric: CVA, pre/post neurosurgery, substance withdrawal.
Respiratory: Chest tubes (Emerson/PleurEvac), BiPAP/CPAP, HFNC, nasal cannula, noninvasive airway management, oral suctioning, oxygen administration, oxygen tanks.
Professional Skills: Isolation precautions/PPE, wound care/Wound VAC.
Documentation: Epic experience required.
Certs: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, MOAB
PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:
Endocrine/Metabolic: Thyroidectomy.
Neurological/Psychiatric: Mood disorders, traumatic brain injury.
Respiratory: Tracheostomy care/management.
Experience: Teaching hospital, community hospital, Trauma Level II experience preferred.
JOB DETAILS:
Ratios: 1:6 May be 1:5 depending on patient volume.
Shift: 12-hour shifts; days
Float Requirement: Yes depending on hospital needs
Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend.
** Contract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team. Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty or disaster. Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid contract may occur and the contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed
PATIENT DIAGNOSES:
Medical/surgical adult diagnoses, ED observation patients.
SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS:
Patients located within the Emergency Department that are waiting for an inpatient bed in the hospital or are an Observation status patient
ED Observation unit and Inpatient holding unit- Fast paced- Candidate must be open to having patient moved upstairs quickly and new patients brought from ED side- ED sees upwards of 300 patients a day-
Cardiac tele Monitor tech works within unit
HUC
Charge RN in unit
CNA 2-3 per shift
Case Managers in unit
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
Standard medical equipment, including cardiac monitors, IV pumps, etc.
UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication):
Medication: Pyxis
Documentation: Epic
Communication: SBAR
SCHEDULING TYPE:
based on unit’s needs
UNIT ORIENTATION:
12 hours.
SCRUBS:
Navy blue.
INTERVIEW AVAILABILITY:
Please provide your candidate's interview availability for the next 72 hours while submitting. Manager will not offer without speaking to the candidate first.
*** INTERNAL NOTES ***
Please review against the UD.
Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - PulmonaryThe Hospital of Central Connecticut · Manchester, US