12 hour shifts; 36 hours per week
Submission for the position: Respiratory Care Professional - (Job Number: 200000TW)
https://tgh.taleo.net/careersection/jobdetail.ftl?job=200000TW&lang=en
Respiratory Care Professional
Facility Profile
TGH is the area’s only level I trauma center and one of just two ABA-verified adult & pediatric burn centers in Florida. With five medical helicopters*, we transport critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. The hospital is home to one of the busiest solid organ transplant centers in the country. TGH is a nationally designated comprehensive stroke center, and has a 32-bed Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit.  Other outstanding centers include cardiovascular, orthopedics, high-risk and normal obstetrics, urology, ENT, endocrinology, and the Children’s Medical Center, which features a nine-bed pediatric intensive care unit and pediatric kidney transplant services. As the region’s leading safety net hospital, Tampa General is committed to providing area residents with world-class and compassionate health care ranging from the simplest to the most complex medical services.
Tampa General Hospital was named the #1 hospital in Tampa Bay by U.S. News & World Report, 2019-2020, and recognized as one of America's Best Hospital's in five medical specialties: Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Nephrology, Orthopedics, and Urology. Tampa General Hospital has been designated a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the highest recognition for nursing excellence, for the fourth consecutive time – an accomplishment that fewer than one percent of hospitals nationwide have earned. TGH is accredited by The Joint Commission and was awarded disease-specific certification in five medical specialties. TGH is also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
*Air transport provided by Metro Aviation, Inc.
Department Profile
Respiratory therapists provide staffing for 17 ICUs, including a burn ICU, NICU, PICU, a cardiothoracic ICU, a neuro ICU, and others. They also cover a sleep disorders program, pulmonary rehab, pulmonary diagnostics, and the pulmonary lab. TGH respiratory therapists assist with bronchoscopies, perform sleep studies, complete aerosol and ventilator weaning protocols, and provide COPD/ asthma education.  TGH is seeking therapists with diverse skills who love a challenge and caring for patients.
Job Summary
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) performs designated Respiratory Care and Pulmonary diagnostic procedures, under the supervision
of a Respiratory Care Coordinator or designee, in accordance with protocols and procedures established by the department and hospital, in the
treatment, management, control, diagnostic evaluation, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities associated with the cardiopulmonary system.  The Respiratory Care services include, but are not limited to, the following activities performed upon physician order:
Therapeutic and diagnostic procedures performed with the use of medical gases and administration apparatus, environmental control systems,
humidification, and aerosols; Administration of drugs and medications to the cardiopulmonary system; Ventilatory support, including maintenance
and management of life support systems; Bronchopulmonary drainage and breathing exercises; Pulmonary rehabilitation; Cardiopulmonary
resuscitation; Maintenance of natural and artificial airways.  These procedures are performed in critical care and non-critical care areas, on
patients of all ages, in accordance with mission, vision, and values of Tampa General Hospital.
Required Skills
• Licensed as a Respiratory Therapist in the State of Florida
• Previous experience preferred.
TGH Main Campus (TGHMAIN)
1 Tampa General Circle
Tampa , 33606
TGH Main Campus
1 Tampa General Circle
Respiratory
TGH - Hospital
Jul 27, 2020, 8:01:37 AM
Schedule: Full-time Location(s): Tampa Variable