Respiratory Therapist

Respiratory Therapist

●       ABOUT FACILITY:

o   6965 Fairview Rd., Charlotte, NC 28211

o   16 bed free standing emergency department

o   No Trauma Designation, licensed under CMC Main

o   Facility offers 24/7 on-site X-ray, CT, and Ultrasound services

o   Limited STAT Outpatient imaging is also provided at this location, weekdays only, max of 6 patients/day

o   Radius rule: Traveler’s permanent address must be 50 miles outside of home unit

●       UNIT INFORMATION:

o   Beds: 16 beds

▪        Census? Average patients/day? Around 70 patients per day

o   Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years RT experience

o   Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes

●       PATIENT TYPES/COMMON DIAGNOSES:

o   Mostly adults but could see some peds

o   CHF, COPD, flu, pneumonia, COVID, acute/chronic respiratory failure, critical patients, trauma stabilization

●       REQUIRED LICENSE, NATIONAL CERTIFICATION, CERTS:

o   BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP

o   RRT

o   NC Licensure

●       SKILLS REQUIRED:

o   Stabilizing critical and trauma patients, caring for peds on occasion, assisting with intubations, caring for intubated patients, managing NIV like bipap/cpap, breathing treatments, obtain EKGS (shared with nursing)

o   Assist with tasks like transporting/ambulating patients, stocking linens, stocking carts, etc.

o   Must be comfortable working independently as will often be the solo RT

●       SUPPORT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT:

o   ER Supervisor available

o   Charge RN – without patient assignment 

o   Paramedic in house, 1p-1a

o   RT, 24/7 in house

o   Imaging – DX/CT and US

o   Staffing:

▪        Days: Start with (4) RNs at 0700; (2) RNs come in at 1100, (1) RN comes in at1500

▪        Nights: (4) RNs report at 1900 for 12 hr shift

●       TECHNOLOGY/EQUIPMENT:

o   EMR: EPIC

o   Med dispensing: Omnicell

o   Unit specific equipment: Hamilton C1 (transport), Philips bipap/c-pap, Airvo 2 highflow,

●       FLOATING: IF YES, WHERE?

o   None

●       ORIENTATION (facility and unit):

o   NEO

o   Remainder of first week will be oriented (12h shifts). All orientation will take place during day shift hours

●       SCHEDULING:

o   Weekend rotation: No rotation, may be assigned an occasional Friday or Sunday, but there is a staff Weekend RT that works most weekends.

o   On call? No

o   Holiday Expectations: Travelers could work 75% of holidays in contract

o   Approval of RTO: ok to approve up to 7 days, if missing a full week of work (Sunday-Saturday) or unable to work 36h in a work week, send to manager for approval

o   Shift times: 0700-1900, 1900-0700

o   Schedule cycle: 6-week increments. Cannot guarantee block scheduling

●       OTHER NOTES:

o   Scrub Color: Royal Blue

o   Parking: Free

o   Unit Culture: