Neonatal Pediatric Respiratory Therapist Children's Orlando FT Nights

Top Reasons to work at AdventHealth for Children Orlando

• AdventHealth for Children has again been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Children’s Hospital for newborn care
• AdventHealth for Children holds the gold standard Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center
• Our Pediatric Cellular Therapy program is accredited by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT), an internationally-recognized accrediting body for hospitals offering stem cell transplant

•  Full Time 3 12's Nights

• Performs respiratory therapies and oxygen delivery therapies and makes recommendations to the most efficient delivery method per protocol.
• Properly utilizes patient assessment skills, protocols, chart review, and conferring with multidisciplinary team to determine efficacy of therapy in a cost and time efficient manner making appropriate recommendations and changes per protocol.
• Performs airway maintenance including: proper use of manual resuscitators, suctioning, extubating, assists with tracheostomy tube insertion, performs trach tube change, oral and nasal pharyngeal airway insertion, LMA insertion, endotracheal intubation, and procedural respiratory support.
• Initiates, maintains, transports and monitors mechanical ventilators to include conventional and advanced modes of ventilation per policy and procedure.
• Initiates, maintains, transports and monitors Heliox and Nitric oxide.

What You Will Need:

• Graduate of a Respiratory Therapy or Cardiopulmonary Science program
• Active and Current Florida State License as Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification
• Active Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential from the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) (Preferred)