ALLIED HEALTH - RRT Weekends Cedar Rapids, IA

Pay Rate: Up to $62hr. combined (taxable hourly + tax-free allowances for travel, housing, meals). Rates may vary and are subject to change. Additional Bonuses, Group Health Insurance benefits available day 1, 401k and more Registered Respiratory Therapist - Shifts: 12hr, 07:00-19:00 Friday, Saturday, Sunday Job Summary: - diagnose, treat, and manage patients with cardiopulmonary (heart and lung) disorders. function as airway and breathing experts in various medical settings, caring for everyone from premature infants to the elderly Key Responsibilities: - Patient Assessment: Interviewing patients, checking vital signs, and evaluating cardiopulmonary systems. - Diagnostic Testing: Conducting tests such as spirometry and pulmonary function tests (PFTs) to measure lung capacity, as well as analyzing arterial blood gases to assess oxygen and carbon dioxide levels - Airway Management: Performing emergency life-saving interventions like airway intubation, external cardiac massage, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) - Equipment Management: Setting up, maintaining, and monitoring life-support systems such as mechanical ventilators and aerosol generators - Treatment Administration: Providing oxygen therapy, humidity-aerosol therapy, administering breathing medications directly to the lungs, and performing chest physiotherapy to clear airways - Patient Education: Teaching patients and their families how to manage chronic conditions (like asthma or COPD) at home, including instruction on using inhalers, nebulizers, and home oxygen equipment - Care Collaboration: Working alongside physicians, nurses, and surgeons to develop and modify ongoing patient treatment plans Requirements: - ARRT - IA/Iowa Respiratory license - BLS, ACLS, NRP, NBRC and PALS required - Minimum 2-year(s) exp. - Experience using Siemens fixed equipment Carestream portables GE OEC C-arms - NICU, Step-down, telemetry, and critical care experience preferred. Level I trauma Work Environment and Demands: - Hospital settings (Med-Surg units, post-op recovery, step-down). - Physical demands include standing, lifting patients/equipment, and stress management.