Respiratory Therapist - DAYS

Nemours is seeking a RT to join our team here in Orlando, Florida! This position
is responsible for: Providing, under the general direction of the Therapist in
Charge or Assistant Director of Respiratory Care, all routine and emergency
respiratory care in all patient care areas. The Respiratory Therapists provide
clinical direction for respiratory care trainees and technicians. The therapists
provide consultation and education to other healthcare professionals as well.
The therapist is in routine contact with patients during the provision of
hands-on care and in frequent contact with patients’ families. The respiratory
therapist will have contact with other hospital staff, such as nurses and
physicians. 

Schedule: 72 hours biweekly, day shift with weekend and holiday requirements. 

15k Sign on Bonus!

Position Responsibilities

* Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned from
time to time by employee’s supervisor.
* Verify all physician orders for respiratory care and provide age and
developmental-appropriate care to infants, children, adolescents, and adults.
* Assess patients clinically and evaluate for appropriateness of therapy.
* Provide aerosolized medication therapy, provide airway clearance therapies,
airway management such as trach changes, tube taping, suctioning, medical gas
therapy., ventilator setup and management., perform non-invasive monitoring,
i. e., pulse oximetry, transcutaneous O2/CO2 and end-tidal CO2
monitoring, assist with in-house and inter-facility transports.
* Provide emergency respiratory care, i. e., airway management and
cardiopulmonary resuscitation, perform arterial blood gas sampling, point of
care testing and electrocardiograms, and participate in airway management
during bronchoscopies.
* Document care provided, patient assessment and patient care orders in
electronic medical record (EMR) or hard copy when necessary. Enter charges in
EMR
* Participate in discharge planning and home-care education by training
patients, their families, and designated care providers.
* Provide recommendations and education to physicians and nurses regarding
respiratory care.
* Participate in the evaluation or respiratory care equipment and procedures
and maintain current knowledge about departmental policies and procedures.

Position Requirements

* Florida State License required
*  NBRC – RRT required 
* American Heart Association BLS required;  PALS within 6 months of hire

Sign on Bonus Eligibility

* Must have 3 years of Pediatric ICU RT experience and will receive a $15,000
sign on bonus
* external applicants only

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health
system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver
care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours
Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along
with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and
more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit
system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care,
research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach
focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help
every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to
culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an
environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and
valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org [https://www.nemours.org].