Respiratory Therapist - NICU
Durham, NC
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jul 13, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with a minimum of 2 years of NICU and pediatric critical care experience, including Level IV NICU and high-frequency ventilator experience, for a NICU day shift position at a large academic teaching hospital in North Carolina.

Details

• NICU setting at a large academic teaching hospital in North Carolina
• Patient population includes neonates, infants, pediatrics, adolescents, and adults
• Experience working across NICU, Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatrics, and Emergency Department settings
• Specialized procedures include ECMO, bronchoscopy, high-frequency jet ventilation, high-frequency oscillation, CPAP/BiPAP, nasal CPAP, HFNC, oscillating ventilator management, umbilical blood gases, and assisting in high-risk deliveries
• Airway management responsibilities include intubation assist, extubation, tracheostomy care, nasal and oral airway placement, and suctioning
• Medication administration includes Nitric Oxide (iNO), Inhaled Flolan, racemic epinephrine, Mucomyst, Albuterol, Xopenex, and a broad range of inhaled and nebulized therapies
• Epic EMR — experience required
• Day shift, 3x12-hour shifts, 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM
• Six weekend shifts required per 6-week schedule block
• 13-week contract

Requirements

• NC RRT license (compact or NC state license) must be in hand at time of consideration
• Current certifications required: ACLS, BLS, NRP, PALS, CRT; RRT preferred — all certs must be in hand at time of consideration
• Minimum 2 years of experience in NICU, pediatric critical care, and pediatrics, including ED experience
• Level IV NICU experience is a hard stop requirement
• Documented PICU experience required
• Experience with high-frequency jet ventilators and oscillating ventilators required
• Experience with pediatric cardiac anomalies required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Trauma Level I or II experience preferred
• 1 supervisory reference from within the past year required for consideration
• SSN and DOB required for consideration
• License required if applicable
• Flu vaccine required between October 31 and March 31 — no exemptions accepted

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are eligible to apply for this position
• Local candidates are accepted; candidates residing within 75 miles of the facility may be considered at a different rate
• Orientations are held bi-weekly
• Candidates who were previously permanent employees of the health system must not have held permanent employment there within the past 6 months
• RTO requests must be submitted at time of consideration, with a maximum of 5–7 days allowed
• Interpret arterial blood gases (ABGs) and manage ventilator weaning as part of daily responsibilities
• Protocol-driven ECMO experience is applicable to this role