Respiratory Therapist - NICU
Fredericksburg, VA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 15, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American T raveler is see king a Res piratory Ther apist (RRT- NI CU) with 2+ years of exper ience and CRTT/ ACLS/ BLS cert ifications for a night shift position at a Level II Trauma Center. ["Wor ks in a Neo natal Int ensive Care Unit (N ICU) with rotation to Adult Cri tical Care, Emerg ency Dep artment, Adult ICU Ste pdown, and Ped iatric units b ased on facility need","N ICU ass ignments vary based on ac uity and this is not a NI CU-only pos ition","N ight shift, 3x12- hour shifts from 19:00 to 07: 30","Requ ires every other week end and every other hol iday","On- call requ irement of 3 shifts per 6- week sched uling period","Requ ires floating with in scope to meet facil ity needs, incl uding non-I CU units with stand ard patient rat ios ranging from 1:4 to 1: 6","Us es Epic for chart ing","Loc ated at a Short-T erm Acute Care, Level II Tra uma Center facility with 431 sta ffed beds"], "job Requirements": ["Min imum 2 years of exper ience requ ired (4 years pref erred with strong NI CU skills, not just float- to-NICU exp erience)","Comm unity hosp ital exp erience requ ired","Lev el II Tra uma Center exp erience requ ired; Lev el I Tra uma exp erience pref erred","Ep ic chart ing exp erience requ ired","Cert ifications requ ired: BLS, ACLS (may start with ACLS pend ing within a 90- day wind ow), CR TT","VA state lic ense (or proof of applic ation with another state lic ense) requ ired; lic ense requ ired if applic able","NRP and RRT cert ifications pref erred","Resp iratory ther apy skills requ ired: airway man agement, med ication admin istration, ABG dr awing and interpret ation, O2 ther apy, suct ioning, pulm onary toi leting, Bi PAP, CPAP, and neb ulizer admin istration","NI CU, ED, and adult I CU exp erience pref erred","Prior tra vel exp erience requ ired"], "add itionalInform ation": ["Prov ide resp iratory care to neon atal, ped iatric, and adult patients depend ing on unit ass ignment","Perform aer osol, bron chial hyg iene, and lung infl ation ther apies","Perform art erial blood gas dr aws and anal ysis, and manage CPA P/BiPAP ther apy","Attend mon thly depart ment meet ings when work ing, or review and ackn owledge meet ing minutes if not sched uled","Wine- colored scr ubs requ ired","Trav elers may float with in the facil ity or near by aff iliated facil ities based on cen sus or vol ume","First- time trav elers will be cons idered","Loc al cand idates acc epted at the same rate with no rad ius restr iction","R TO requ ests must be incl uded at time of cons ideration, with RT O exceed ing 7 days requ iring an equiv alent ext ension of the ass ignment","Ret urn trav elers must have a one- year separ ation from the facil ity before rea pplying","Up to 8 hours of pre- start on line mod ules requ ired within 1 week of sign ing"]}