Travel- PICU/NICU RTT- Respiratory (754)/ 7A-7P/ 13 weeks

Job Description

Data Collection: 6/14/2024

Unit Information:  Respiratory Care Department

Location: The Woman’s Hospital of Texas

Address:  7800 Fannin Houston, Texas 77054

Floor: 4th Floor

Building:  Main Campus

General Information

Tell us about the unit(s):

•       Number of Beds -148 bed Level 3 & 4 NICU, 18 Pedi Beds, 14 PICU beds, 4 adult women’s ICU, Level 2 NICU 30 Beds

•       Number of Staff – (2) FT night shift needed primarily in the pediatric units only

•       Type of staff:

o   Day Shift 

o   Night Shift – 3 nights per week 12-hour shifts, rotating weekend and holidays, disaster team staffing requirement, and 6:30p.m.-7:00a.m. (Possibly 4 shifts per week availability)

•       Patient Ratios – 6-8 pts to 1 RT based on acuity

•       Type of equipment – Hamilton G5 and T1, BCPAP, Neptune Heaters, Teleflex HFNC, HFOV, INOmax DSiR, PB980 (adult women only), Aerogen solo and Ultra, RapidPoint Blood Gas Analyzers

•       EMR – MediTech and Rapidcomm

Typical hiring profile

Skill Set Most recruited for:  (Travel RNs, local CNAs and sitters)

Must have:  candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.

•       RRT/CRT Texas License

•       BLS

•       NRP

Preferred or nice to have:  candidates with these skills will be considered first.

•        Level 2 NICU/Pedi and PICU/ ER/ Adult experience

•        PALS preferred

List typical procedures performed on unit(s):  

•         Vent management of pediatric and adult women intubated, trache care, and non-invasive

•         MDI/Nebulizer tx’s, Chest Physiotherapy, and Oxygen therapy

•         Treatments to Pediatric and adults, IS, ER for respiratory distress

•         Nitric Oxide, ABG analysis, in house procedures, Arterial Punctures

•         EKG’s all age groups

•         Level 2 NICU (BCPAP and oxygen neonates only)

Dress Code: Include requirements, but most of all not acceptable attire.

•       Scrub Color - Steel Grey

Unit Guidelines/Policies: Please feel free to attach unit policies and guidelines.

Awards/Recognition:  Feel free to include items such as links to videos that feature the department, outstanding department/team awards, reigning annual chili cook-off winners, etc. 

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment:  Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc.  *Remember it is a very competitive market any information you can provide will help attract talent.

•       We are the only PICU Hub for all HCA Gulf Coast Division; Partnership with Nexxus Health

•       This is a guaranteed Pedi/PICU position regardless of census without the requirement to float to Level 3 & 4 NICU

•       Great opportunity to work right outside of the Houston Medical Center with a convenient parking garage located onsite.

•       We are a designated trauma hospital

•       Amazing Pediatric Intensivists that offer a lot of RT autonomy.

•       We have an external HCA transport team that provides rotor wing and ground transports.

•       Currently in the process of building our congenital heart program by end of the year into Q1 2025!

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