JOBID: 2887608/2897645
Position: RESPIRATORY THERAPY NICU
Shift Schedule: Night 3x12-Hour (19:00 - 07:00)
Day 3x12-Hour (07:00 - 19:00)
Location: Portland, OR 97213
Specialty: RRT-NICU
Job Type: Traveler
Start date: 06/30/2025
Cert: BLS, NRP, RRT
Pay: $50 to $53
1YR/1ST TIMERS OK -LIC PEND- RRT NICU
Will position float between units: Yes
Are weekends required Yes Every other weekend
Are block schedules required Yes
What are expected ratios 1:15
Special requirements: ICU or NICU skill requirement.
Are 48 hours approved: Yes
Hospital Highlights
Type of Facility: Short Term Acute Care
Total Staffed Beds: 418
Scrub Color: All: Any Color; OR/L&D: provided; Micro Bio Tech: business appropriate street clothes (lab coat provided); MLT: Any color scrubs or business casual
Charting: Epic
Parking Cost: No Fee
Position Summary:
The Respiratory/Neuro Diagnostics Specialist is responsible for performing diagnostic testing and procedures to assess and monitor respiratory and neurological conditions. The specialist collaborates with physicians and healthcare teams to ensure accurate results and provide optimal patient care.
Key Responsibilities:
Respiratory Diagnostics
- Perform pulmonary function tests (PFTs), including spirometry, lung volume measurements, and diffusion capacity tests.
- Administer and monitor bronchodilator responsiveness tests.
- Conduct arterial blood gas (ABG) sampling and analysis.
- Assist in sleep studies and provide support for polysomnography procedures.
Neuro Diagnostics
- Conduct electroencephalography (EEG) to assess brain activity.
- Perform nerve conduction studies (NCS) and electromyography (EMG) tests.
- Assist with evoked potential studies (visual, auditory, and somatosensory).
- Monitor and document long-term epilepsy or seizure studies.
General Duties
- Prepare and calibrate equipment according to manufacturer specifications and clinical guidelines.
- Ensure proper patient preparation, including obtaining medical history and explaining procedures.
- Document and interpret test results, providing preliminary findings to healthcare providers.
- Maintain compliance with regulatory and safety standards.
- Participate in quality assurance programs and continuing education to maintain certifications and competencies.
- Maintain equipment and troubleshoot technical issues as needed.
Precision Scans is an equal opportunity employer, committed to cultural diversity. Precision Scans will provide equal consideration for employment to all qualified applicants without regard to their race, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, domestic partner status, or medical condition.
What makes us different?
Precision Scans, is a staffing registry that provides staffing solutions/Temporary coverage through supreme optimum quality professionals/technologist for allied health and nursing needs.
Uniting talent with opportunity
Providing prompt service in order to staff your need is a priority for Helping Hands Staffing Services. We have staff in place that is specialized in providing you with the right candidate based upon your needs. We provide staff for the following areas.
- Allied Health Professional
- Mammogram Technologist
- Ultrasound Technologist
- Vascular Technologist
- MRI Technologist
- CT Technologist
- X-Ray Technologist
- Nuclear Medicine Technologist
- Nursing
Philosophy
Our Team’s commitment to strive for excellence, because we believe technologists are the eyes & ears of the Radiologist to deliver Precision in every scan or diagnostic test.
Vision
To heal human kind by providing compassionate care.
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