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Details:

Location: Gainesville, FL

Salary/Pay Rate: $27.42 - $36.95/hour (commensurate with 1-16+ years of experience). $15,000 Sign-On Bonus available. Relocation Assistance is available on a case-by-case basis.

Schedule: Full-Time Onsite. Shift Differential: $3.25 (Nights) & $2.00 (Weekend).

Unit/Specialty: Critical Care, ICU, CVICU, NICU, PICU (Acute Care Setting)

About the Facility:

Join a leading acute care medical center in North Central Florida, recognized for its comprehensive specialty services and high-acuity care. This facility is a major regional player dedicated to advanced respiratory management across all critical care units (ICU, CVICU, NICU, PICU), offering a dynamic and challenging environment for an experienced RRT. You will be an indispensable part of the critical care team, providing life-saving support and advanced respiratory modalities.

Gainesville, Florida, offers a unique and highly desirable lifestyle, blending major university culture with a deep commitment to natural preservation. The city boasts a vibrant, intellectual community, an attractive cost of living, and an abundance of beautiful natural resources, including springs, rivers, and state parks. Gainesville is ideal for professionals seeking a high-level clinical role in a dynamic setting while enjoying an active outdoor lifestyle and a welcoming, progressive community atmosphere.

Job Description:

As a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) in our acute care setting, you will be responsible for delivering a wide array of routine and non-routine respiratory therapies, often in high-stress, critical environments like the ICU, NICU, and PICU. You will play a crucial role in patient monitoring, assessment, and intervention for all age groups. Core responsibilities include the delivery, set-up, and maintenance of life-support equipment (including mechanical ventilators), performing and interpreting Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs), and maintaining extensive knowledge of respiratory medications, proper dosages, and patient side effects. You are expected to effectively communicate patient status and treatment plans to physicians and the interdisciplinary team, ensuring the highest standards of prescribed respiratory care are met across the hospital's most critical units.

Required Skills:

• 1 year minimum of Acute Care Setting experience is required (including experience in ICU, CVICU, NICU, PICU, or Critical Care units).
• Florida State Respiratory License.
• National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) Credential: Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) or Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT).
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Ability to obtain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within 30 days of employment start date.
• Ability to obtain Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification within 30 days of employment start date.
• Ability to obtain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification within 30 days of employment start date.

Preferred Skills:

• Significant experience with mechanical ventilation management and advanced airway techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to teach/instruct, assess, and reassess patients and other staff members effectively.
• Strong proficiency in Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) analysis and interpretation.
• Exceptional communication skills to liaise effectively with physicians, patients, and managers.
• Proven ability to manage a diverse array of respiratory equipment and therapies autonomously.

Additional Information:

Sign On Bonus? $15,000 Relocation Assistance? Case by case

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