Respiratory Therapist CRT/RRT-PRN

NRP is required within 90 days of hire. Have you worked deliveries or with newborns, and how comfortable are you there?

What they are checking: Whether they are honest about neonatal experience and willing to build it.

Tell me about a time you disagreed with an order or a plan of care. How did you raise it?

What they are checking: Whether they can speak up to physicians and nurses respectfully when patient safety is at stake.

Tell me about precepting a student or new therapist.

What they are checking: Whether they can teach and model good practice, which the role names as a duty.

A patient on BiPAP isn't improving and their gas is getting worse. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they recognize failure of noninvasive support and escalate to the physician in time.

You're asked to float to another unit you know less well. How do you handle that?

What they are checking: Whether they accept reassignment willingly and know to ask for orientation where needed.

How do you decide which patients to see first when you have several treatments due at once?

What they are checking: Whether they can prioritize by acuity, which matters on nights with a full assignment.

You're called to a rapid response. What's your role when you get there?

What they are checking: Whether they know where a therapist fits in an emergency team and act with calm focus.

Walk me through how you assess a patient in respiratory distress when you first get to the bedside.

What they are checking: Whether they have a clear, fast assessment process that guides what they do next.

How do you explain a new inhaler or nebulizer routine to a patient going home, and how do you know they understood?

What they are checking: Whether they use teach-back to confirm understanding, which the posting asks them to ensure at discharge.

Read me this blood gas: pH 7.28, PaCO2 58, HCO3 26. What's going on and what would you suggest?

What they are checking: Whether they can interpret an ABG quickly and turn it into a practical recommendation.

How do you judge if a respiratory treatment is actually working?

What they are checking: Whether they evaluate outcomes and adjust care rather than just giving treatments on schedule.