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To show our commitment to you and to assist with your transition into our organization, we will also offer up to a $15,000 sign-on bonus.  

You.

You bring your body, mind, heart, and spirit to your work as a Travel Respiratory Therapist.

Your compassion is tangible: patients feel it in the hand they hold. Families feel it in your prayers. Colleagues feel it in your support.

You know how to stay organized and move fast. You respond calmly in high-pressure situations and exhibit confidence in the midst of uncertainty.

Youâ™re great at what you do, but you want to be part of something even greater. Because you believe that while individuals can be strong, the right team is invincible.

Us.

The Clinical Float Pool Travel Program is part of SCL Health, a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization that focuses on person-centered care. Associates who join our Travel Program enjoy assignments at locations throughout the Western Slope of Colorado, Denver Metro  and Montana areas, and are placed in units like Critical Care, Medical Surgical, Telemetry, the Emergency Department and the Operating Room.  All travel assignments are on 12 week rotations and must work every other weekend..  All eligible job-related expenses and lodging allowance will be covered by SCL Health  and are fully benefited based on FTE status. 

Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental, and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind, and social well-being. To that end, weâ™ve launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling, and paid time off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.

Read more about the program here: https://thelanding.sclhealth.org/news-articles/2022/02/sys-travel-team

We.

Together weâ™ll align mission and careers, values, and workplace. Weâ™ll honor each otherâ™s dignity and surpass the standards we set. Weâ™ll encourage joy, demand safety, and take pride in our integrity.

Weâ™ll laugh at each otherâ™s jokes (even the bad ones). Weâ™ll hello and high five. Weâ™ll celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value of spirituality in healing.

Weâ™re proud of what we know, which includes how much there is to learn.

Your Day.

As a Travel Respiratory Therapist you need to know how to:

• Perform, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic testing procedures according to protocol. Obtain arterial gases. Oversee and troubleshoot the operation of equipment for optimal patient care. Initiate Respiratory Protocol according to department criteria. Initiate interventions based on the interpretation of assessments.


• Administer medications in a timely and safe manner. Evaluate effect and re-evaluate appropriately and according to protocol. Ensure that progress of patient is communicated to staff, physicians and other departments.


• Maintain awareness of assigned patients overall condition. Communicate and share patient information with the physicians and nurses. Make appropriate recommendations for patient care. Recognize the educational needs of patients and families in relation to health promotion and wellness. Teach patients and families self-care techniques and modalities.


• Complete documentation according to departmental standards. Accurately document productivity information. Monitor supplies and equipment and notify appropriate person when supplies are low, out on loan or broken. Utilize time effectively to achieve productivity standard, including utilizing low census time when patient load does not support full productivity.


• Participate in quality and patient safety initiatives. Identify potential areas for improvement including processes that could be streamlined or revised to improve patient satisfaction. Identify potential safety hazards that may create problems for patients and/or staff, and take appropriate actions. Participate in departmental meetings, contributing ideas or feedback.

Your Experience.

We hire people, not resumes. But we also expect excellence, which is why we require:

• Graduate of AMA approved program for Respiratory Therapy is required.


• One (1) years of hospital experience including critical care as Therapist is required.


• Current license as a Respiratory Therapist in the states of Montana and Colorado.


• Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS-HCP) course completion card is required.


• (ACLS/NRP/PALS as appropriate for unit or service.)


• Registered Respiratory Therapist is required.


• Certification as appropriate for the unit or service is preferred..

Your Next Move.

Now that you know more about being a Travel Respiratory Therapist on our team we hope youâ™ll join us. At SCL Health youâ™ll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place.