HI - RESPIRATORY Therapist

contract Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners

**TRAVELER MUST HAVE HAWAII RT LICENSES** *****PLEASE RESEARCH HOUSING BEFORE APPLYING FOR THIS ***This position works in the respiratory therapy unit of a hospital and exercises considerable independent clinical judgment in applying scientific knowledge and theory to practical respiratory care problems in accordance with physicians’ orders. The position is responsible for independently administering respiratory tests and treatment to patients with respiratory diseases and disorders including cases involving critically ill, pediatric, and neonatal patients. The position may be required to work on shifts, including evenings, and weekends and holidays. Key Duties and Responsibilities 1. Life Support Systems: Initiate, monitor and maintain volume and pressure cycled respiration units for patients requiring continuous ventilation as a life support measure as determined by a physician. Such work includes emergency intubation; initial setting of ventilator controls; performing arterial punct...