Atlanta, Georgia, 30334
Day Shift
Travel
Requirements:
Current, unencumbered License to practice as a Respiratory Therapist in the State of Georgia. Minimum of 1 yr. of respiratory therapist experience and BLS. Must be able to lift a minimum of 25 lbs and have the strength to push & pull and stand for long periods.
Under the supervision of the Charge Nurse, the RT performs technical Respiratory Therapist duties and assists with other related duties involved in providing age-appropriate patient care to include but not limited to: Assessment & triage, and assistance as per guests' needs.
RT Competency Skill Requirements: Assessment and basic RT skills.
This contract requires the rapid deployment of qualified caregivers, within 24 to 48 hours, to support emergency response efforts during critical situations. The service areas are made up of 5 zones (159 counties withing the state).
Zone 1: Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dade, DeKalb, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Fulton, Gilmer, Gordon, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Lamar, Meriwether, Murray, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Rockdale, Spalding, Troup, Upson, Walker, Whitfield.
Zone 2: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Columbia, Dawson, Elbert, Forsyth, Franklin, Greene, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walton, White.
Zone 3: Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Burke, Crawford, Dodge, Emanuel, Glascock, Hancock, Houston, Jasper, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Jones, Laurens, Lincoln, McDuffie, Monroe, Montgomery, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Telfair, Treutlen, Twiggs, Warren, Washington, Wheeler, Wilcox, Wilkes, Wilkenson.
Zone 4: Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay, Colquitt, Cook, Crisp, Decatur, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Grady, Harris, Irwin, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marion, Miller, Mithcell, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Seminole, Stweart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Webster, Worth.
Zone 5: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Candler, Chatham, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Effingham, Evans, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, Tattnall, Toombs, Ware, Wayne.
Schedule:
The department shall determine the shifts to be worked and shall not guarantee any minimum number of shifts or hours. Shift assignments may include 8-12hours shifts, based on department need. Shifts are based solely on the staffing needs at the shelter and not the supplier staff preferences.
