Pediatric Respiratory Therapist - Baltimore, United States - Johns Hopkins Medical Management Corporation

Description

Johns Hopkins Intrastaff is the internal staffing agency for the Johns Hopkins Health System and partner hospitals, providing temporary support to a variety of the Johns Hopkins locations. Our employees are the strength of our service. Intrastaff is unique because it's one of the very few agencies where a person has the benefit of being a temporary employee and also feels like a member of a large organization. Working at Hopkins means joining a culturally diverse team that includes some of the best nurses, physicians and allied health professionals in the world. Directly or indirectly, you'll have exposure to cutting-edge technology and groundbreaking medical research.

Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD is hiring for Respiratory Therapists in the Pediatric Respiratory Department.

Schedule:

• Night Shift - 6:45pm-7:15am
• 36 hours per week
• 13 week contract

• Responsible for the administration of all respiratory care modalities, that include the following:
  - Invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation
  - Inhaled medication administration
  - Administration of medical gases
  - Humidity therapy
  - Airway management
  - Bronchial hygiene/airway clearance
  - Chest tube management (NICU Only)
  - Blood gas management
  - Intra-hospital transport
• Responsible for rendering comprehensive assessments to patients with cardiopulmonary compromise including clinical pathways and interpreting patient data to make evidence-based recommendations for continued care.
• Responsible for clinical patient electronic health record management including clinical documentation, billing, and hand-off.

• Minimum of Associates degree required
• Maryland Respiratory License required
• BLS CPR required
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (R.R.T.) required
• Recent children's hospital experience is required.
• Experience working in the PICU is required.
• Experience working in a Level 4 NICU is preferred.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.