Job Description & Requirements
Registered Respiratory Therapist - (RRT)
StartDate: ASAP Available Shifts: 12 N Pay Rate: $1592.00 - $1834.00

RRT needed asap for 13 weeks Night Shift 7:00p-7:00a Must have BLS & NRP, 2 years experience The Respiratory Therapist is either registered or certified by the National Board of Respiratory Care to provide Cardiopulmonary Services. The Respiratory Therapist is responsible for following protocols approved by the medical staff and department policy and procedures in order to provide timely diagnostic and therapeutic services to both inpatients and outpatients. Responsibilities include: assisting physicians with invasive and non-invasive procedures, delivery of medicated aerosols via medical compressed gas, maintaining airways, ventilator management, insertion of arterial lines, intubations, pulmonary function studies, cardiac and pulmonary stress tests, and blood gases.

Required Qualifications
Registered Respiratory Therapist, Adult
Experience: 2 years
Licenses: RT-NM
Certifications: BLS-AHA; RRT-National Board for Respiratory Care
AND
Registered Respiratory Therapist, NICU
Experience: 2 years
Certifications: NRP-AHA
SSN Required
DOB Required

Preferred Qualifications
none

About the Facility
Located in Carlsbad, New Mexico, this full service community hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Dedicated to providing quality, cost-effective healthcare for families in southeast New Mexico, the physicians and staff at this 115-bed facility strive to exceed patient expectations while delivering compassionate quality care. Its recently expanded facility features an outpatient diagnostic center, and expanded intensive care unit, an upgraded and expanded emergency department, and a renovated women’s services unit.

Facility Location
Situated along the Pecos River, Carlsbad is a hub of tourism and of the New Mexico's most livable cities. The city is perhaps best known for Carlsbad Caverns, and rightly so. The spectacular caverns must be seen to be believed are a significant tourist draw for the city. In addition to the caverns, the nearby Guadalupe Mountains National Park offers yet even more opportunity to experience the region's outdoor splendor.

Job Benefits
Allied travel assignments are typically for 13 weeks and offer generous packages that include:

• Competitive pay rates
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) and Flex Spending
• Life Insurance
• Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage
• Free Continuing Education
• Competitive Housing Deal
• Refer a friend and earn extra cash!

About the Company
At AMN Healthcare, we strive to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and influential force in helping healthcare organizations provide quality patient care that continually evolves to make healthcare more human, more effective, and more achievable.

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Pay quotes are an estimate of gross weekly pay, including non-taxable reimbursements, based on available information and subject to confirmation.

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