Neonatal and Pediatric Transport Respiratory Therapist

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

- Benefits from Day One

- Paid Days Off from Day One

- Up to $15,000 Sign-on Bonus*

- Up to $5000 Relocation Bonus*

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It's about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Full Time

Shift : 5:30pm to 6am (3 12's)- Includes weekends and holidays. Self scheduling- flexibility available.

Location: 601 East Rollins Street Orlando, FL 32803

The community you'll be caring for: AdventHealth Orlando

• Located on a lush tropical campus, our flagship hospital, 1,368-bed AdventHealth Orlando

• Serves as the major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America

• AdventHealth Orlando houses one of the largest Emergency Departments and largest cardiac catheterization labs in the country

• We are already one of the busiest hospitals in the nation, providing service excellence to more than 32,000 inpatients and 125,000 outpatients each year

The role you'll contribute:

Practices in accordance with philosophy, policies, procedures and standards of AdventHealth for Children; functions within the guidelines of the protocols for the Transport program that are reviewed and agreed upon by the Neonatal and Pediatric Medical Director and Transport Manager. Identifies, plans, implements and evaluates emergency care for acutely ill neonatal and pediatric patients in collaboration with the Medical team for the receiving neonatal or pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Provides family-centered care, including psychosocial support, education, and transfer planning in conjunction with referral staff. Maintains effective communication with referral staff and families. Participates in educating staff from referring facilities through informal teaching and planned educational classes and/or conferences.

The value you'll bring to the team:

• Successfully completes appropriate transport training regimen as directed by the Departments of Flight Medicine and/or Respiratory Care. Completes the requisite number of supervised orientation transports. Utilizes Medivac-Aircraft/Vehicular Dynamics.
• Proactively initiates process improvement ideas. Assists with clinical instruction and precepting and serves as a resource person to lower-level therapists. Performs other duties as requested by department leadership. Supports hospital and department mission and goals, and department metrics. Documents and charges for procedures neatly, accurately, thoroughly, and completely and within the timeframe set by unit policy to ensure quality standards set by the department and hospital.
• Properly utilizes patient assessment skills, protocols, chart review, and conferring with multidisciplinary team to determine efficacy of therapy. Performs respiratory therapies and oxygen delivery per protocol. Obtains, analyzes and reports findings of blood gases and co-oximetry. Performs quality controls as needed. Sets up and performs oximetry apnea, TC, and ETCO 2 monitoring.

Qualifications
The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed :

• Minimum of one year of pediatric critical care experience
• Current valid State of Florida license as a Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
• Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) certification
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification

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