respiratory_therapist – General

Des Moines, IA 50309
Starts: April 20, 2026
Ends: July 20, 2026
DESCRIPTION

Specialty: General
Facility: UnityPoint – Iowa Methodist Medical Center
State License: IA
Certs/Licenses:
Years of Experience:
Shift: 6:30 PM-6:30 AM Nights, 6:30p-6:30a, 36 hrs/week, holiday rotation; Call: None; Weekends – every 3rd

Guaranteed Hours:
Description: Specialty: Certified Respiratory TherapistFacility: UnityPoint – Iowa Methodist Medical CenterState License: IowaCerts/Licenses: Years of Experience: Shift: 6:30 PM-6:30 AM Nights, 6:30p-6:30a, 36 hrs/week, holiday rotation; Call: None; Weekends – every 3rd, subject to change based on staffing/censusGuaranteed Hours: Description: Quicklyinterviewing viable candidates: Phone call/text from a 405 area codeLocalRadius rule: 50 miles, 10% reduction to bill rateEmployee Separation Policy:Any past employee of UPH whether FTE, or PRN for the UPH float pool, cannot work travel in another Market no matter which facility they currently work at, or have worked at within the past 12 months. If they worked travel at UPH (not FTE or PRN), the separation policy does not applyNBO:16 hrsEMR: EPICOT/Holiday:1.15x multiplierCall Back: 1.5x multiplier with 2 hr CB minimumOn Call:$9/hrCharge/Precept: $6/hrBillable OT:36-40 hrs/week, OT billable after 4048 hrs/week, OT billable after 48UNIT InfoEquipment:HFOV, Jet, Servo UPatient Types: all agesDrips: power injection contrast injectionsScrubs: Gunpowder GrayTraveler may be required to float across all campuses; Iowa Methodist MC, Iowa Lutheran Iowa MethodistCandidate will be cross trained on general Pediatric floor to assist when neededCRTs accepted @ $86/hr rate Submission requirements: Orientation Dates:4/20, 4/2724 months of Respiratory care experience inhospital/medical center setting [required]PICU / Pediatric intensive or NICU / neonatal intensiveexperience – may work across picu/nicu floor [highly preferred]Equipment experience:HFOV/High-FrequencyOscillatoryVentilation [highly preferred]Equipment experience:Jet, Servo U [highly preferred]ALL certs active, and in hand [required]NRP or PALS certified [required]EPIC electronic medical records experience [required]IA license {highly preferred} — will accept licensing candidates; 1-3 week turnaround timeCRTs accepted @ $86/hr ratePROFILE REQUIREMENTS:Work history/resume/employment history must have 36 months of current RRT / CRT – Respiratory Therapyexperience[required]Skills Checklist must be specific to the discipline listed on the job (Respiratory Therapy) [required]IDPH / Iowa Department of Public Health /Respiratory Care and Polysomnography [highly preferred] [document]Professional Reference/Reference Check – charge/supervisor/nurse manager/director/CNO/COO performance evaluation/reference from within 24 months of today’s date[preferred]Driver s License[document] [required]AHA/American Heart Association or ARC/AMERICAN RED CROSSBLS / basic life support [required]NBRC / National Board for Respiratory Care — [required]PALs / pediatric advanced or NRP / neonatal resuscitation certificate [required] Rate:90 OnCall:None WeekendDescription:every 3rd, subject to change based on staffing/census Certifications:BLS (AHA) StateLicenses:Iowa

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