CRT NICU Respiratory Therapist
Baltimore, MD
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 29, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Certified Respiratory Therapist for a NICU/Adult Critical Care night shift position requiring 2+ years of RRT experience and prior travel assignment experience.

Details

• Short term acute care teaching hospital and member of the COTH with 338 staffed beds
• Work in the CRT NICU unit with floating required between Adult Critical Care and NICU
• Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 18:30 to 7:00
• Every other weekend required with no on-call requirement
• Holiday coverage expected
• Uses Draeger V500, Draeger VN500, and Servo U ventilators
• Charting completed in Cerner
• Local rate offered for candidates within 60 miles of the facility

Requirements

• RRT and CRT certification required
• BLS certification required
• ACLS and PALS certification preferred
• NRP certification required
• MD state license or compact license required; license required if applicable
• Minimum 2 years of experience as an RRT in Adult Critical Care and NICU within the last 7 years
• Completion of at least 1 prior travel assignment required
• Cerner charting experience required
• ED experience preferred
• Teaching hospital, community hospital, Trauma Level I, and Trauma Level II experience preferred
• Skilled in airway management including endotracheal tube suctioning, extubation, nasal and oral airway placement/suctioning, tracheostomy care, and sputum specimen collection
• Proficient in ABG interpretation and comfortable drawing and analyzing ABGs
• Experience with ventilator management including BiPAP, CPAP, high pressure alarm troubleshooting, and weaning from mechanical ventilation
• Experience assisting in high-risk deliveries and obtaining umbilical blood gases
• Knowledge of medication delivery systems including nebulizers, MDIs, and aerosol setups for mask and trach
• Experience administering medications such as Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Flovent, inhaled steroids, Isuprel, Lidocaine, Perforomist, Pulmicort, racemic epinephrine, Spiriva, Terbutaline Sulfate, Tobramycin, and Xopenex
• Bronchoscopy, Bicarbonate, inhaled Flolan, Ketamine, Mucomyst, Nitric Oxide (INo), and Theophylline experience preferred
• Two supervisory references required, including one from the most recent assignment, supporting at least 2 years of experience in the previous 3 years

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive respiratory care to critically ill adult and neonatal patients
• Perform airway management, pulmonary hygiene, and oxygen therapy including High Flow Nasal Cannula and trach collar
• Scrubs are not provided; scrub color is ceil blue
• First-time travelers are not eligible; must have completed at least one prior travel assignment
• Candidates with previous employment at this health system must have been separated for a minimum of one year before returning as a traveler
• No RTO permitted during the first two weeks of the assignment
• Maximum of 7 days RTO allowed per 13-week contract
• Manager interviews are not guaranteed and travelers must be comfortable proceeding without one
• Candidates in this specialty must pass the Relias EKG Rhythm Interpretation Exam with at least 80% overall and 100% on lethal rhythms
• Facility-specific compliance modules and lab/drug screening appointments must be completed within specified timeframes after signing