Job Description
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Med Ninjas is seeking a travel Respiratory Therapist for a travel job in Gardner, Massachusetts.
Job Description & Requirements\n
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- Specialty: Respiratory Therapist
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
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Job Summary (List Format):
\n - Provide respiratory therapy care, assessment, and interventions to patients as a Registered Respiratory Therapist.
\n - Gather and evaluate patient data from multiple sources, including interviews and records.
\n - Develop, implement, and regularly modify individualized care plans based on patient assessments.
\n - Identify, document, and act upon variations from expected patient findings.
\n - Assess patient learning needs, plan and provide patient and family education, and evaluate understanding of condition and treatment.
\n - Prepare patients for discharge and provide follow-up care instructions.
\n - Coordinate and delegate care with other healthcare providers as appropriate.
\n - Administer respiratory medications and therapies, including oxygen and mechanical ventilation.
\n - Perform procedures such as ABG sampling, pulse oximetry, pulmonary function testing, EKGs, and assist with bronchoscopy.
\n - Set up, monitor, and adjust mechanical ventilators, BIPAP, and CPAP units for safe and effective patient support.
\n - Ensure accurate documentation of care plans, interventions, and any adverse or unexpected events.
\n - Provide age- and culture-specific educational materials to patients.
\n - Implement and monitor components of the VAP (Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia) bundle and report deviations as required.
\n - Maintain basic computer skills for documentation and communication.
\n - Frequently perform physical tasks such as reaching, handling, stooping, and lifting (up to 50 pounds occasionally).
\n - Comply with all licensure, credentialing, and continuing education requirements (including ACLS, NRP, PALS).
\n - Perform other related duties as assigned to support patient care and organizational needs.
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Med Ninjas Job ID #23423. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.
About Med Ninjas\n \n
At Med Ninjas, we make travel healthcare simple, so you can focus on what matters: caring for patients. We match nurses and allied professionals with assignments that fit their lives, backed by a team that actually picks up the phone.
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We're a staffing agency built around one idea: healthcare professionals deserve a partner as invested in their success as they are in their patients'.
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On assignment with Med Ninjas, you get medical, 401(k), housing/travel support, plus a dedicated recruiter who knows your name and your goals. With a 5.0 rating from our travelers, we earn that trust one assignment at a time.
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Travel with confidence. Grow with Med Ninjas.
\n Benefits\n
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- 401k retirement plan
- Medical benefits
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