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Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Jun 8, 2026
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Length: 6 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is seeking a registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with trauma experience for a day shift position at a Level 2 trauma center and interventional stroke-certified facility in Columbus, GA.
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Level 2 trauma center, interventional stroke-certified facility with a Level 3 NICU that serves as a regional transport resource
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Primarily adult RT patient population, with exposure to pediatric intubated patients; full age range from infants to geriatrics
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Performs non-invasive and conventional ventilation management, aerosol therapy, bedside pulmonary function tests (spirometry), arterial line placement, arterial and capillary blood gases, oxygen management, and patient education
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EMR and systems used include Epic, Pyxis, SBAR, Viasys Vela, GE Carescape, and Viasys Avea
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Day shift: 3x12-hour shifts, 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM
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Every other weekend required
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Floating within the facility and to a sister campus as needed
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No on-call requirements
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Current GA RRT license required (license required if applicable)
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Minimum 1 year of experience as a Registered Respiratory Therapist
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Trauma experience required
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Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, PALS
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Pulmonary function testing (spirometry) experience preferred
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Epic EMR experience preferred
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First-time travelers are welcome to apply
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Local candidates are accepted
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Travelers who have previously worked at any Piedmont facility must have been away from all Piedmont locations for a minimum of 1 full year before returning as a traveler
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RTO maximum is 7 days; RTO cannot be requested during the first week of the assignment
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If one or two major holidays fall within the assignment period, the traveler is expected to work all of them with no holiday RTO permitted; if three major holidays fall within the assignment period, the traveler must be available for two, with one holiday RTO request eligible for review
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Major holidays include: Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve/New Year's Day
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No schedule change requests are permitted; the posted shift is firm
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Slate gray scrubs required
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Copies of required certifications are needed for consideration
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Two supervisory references (manager-level or above; charge nurse references not accepted) are highly preferred for consideration
