About this role
AdventHealth Lake Wales is hiring a PRN Night Shift Advanced Registered Respiratory Therapist at its acute-care hospital in Lake Wales, Florida.
### What you'll do
- Perform airway maintenance procedures including intubation, extubation, suctioning, and tracheostomy tube changes.
- Initiate, manage, and wean patients from invasive, non-invasive, and advanced mechanical ventilation modes including High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation.
- Deliver inhaled medications, bronchial hygiene therapy, lung expansion therapy, and administer inhaled vasodilators and nebulized opioids.
- Respond immediately to Code Blue events, providing CPR per American Heart Association guidelines.
- Perform hemodynamic procedures including arterial cannulation, pulmonary artery catheter insertion, and cardiac output profiling.
- Document and charge for all procedures accurately in the EMR and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team on patient care plans.
### What we're looking for
- Associate's degree in Respiratory Therapy or Cardiopulmonary Science (Bachelor's preferred).
- State Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) license or NBRC RRT credential — required.
- Current BLS/CPR certification per American Heart Association standards.
- Minimum 1 year of critical care respiratory therapy experience.
- Proficiency in ABG puncture, arterial cannulation, and hemodynamic monitoring.
- Preferred: experience with neonatal/pediatric patients, Emergency Department settings, and Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump management.
### What's included
- Pay range: $25.16 – $46.80/hour (approximately $52,333 – $97,344 annualized).
- PRN night-shift schedule offering flexible availability.
### About the practice
AdventHealth Lake Wales is part of the AdventHealth system, a faith-based, not-for-profit health network with facilities across multiple states. The Lake Wales campus provides acute inpatient care to residents of Polk County and surrounding communities in central Florida, with a multidisciplinary team model emphasizing whole-person care.