Respiratory Therapist, NICU
Seattle, WA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 2, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Respiratory Therapist for a Level IV NICU position at a teaching hospital, requiring RRT certification and combined adult critical care/NICU experience.

Details

• Level IV NICU setting within a teaching hospital, with willingness to float to Adult floor and ICU units
• Night shift, 3x12 hours (19:00-7:30)
• Weekend work as needed by the unit
• Floating within the hospital required, no floating to sister hospitals
• No on-call requirement
• Uses EPIC charting system

Requirements

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification required
• BLS, NRP required; ACLS and PALS preferred
• Washington State Respiratory license required if applicable
• Minimum 2 years of experience in critical care setting, which may combine Adult critical care and NICU (Level 3/4), or be NICU experience alone
• Adult-only RRT experience does not meet requirement
• Teaching hospital experience required
• LTAC and Trauma Level I experience preferred
• EPIC charting experience preferred
• Experience with Level IV NICU work history required
• Experience with ECMO and high frequency jet ventilator preferred
• Experience with Servo U ventilator

Additional Information

• Provide respiratory care across Adult critical care, Emergency Department, and NICU settings
• Manage neonatal/pediatric equipment and procedures including Bubble CPAP, CPAP/Nasal CPAP/BIPAP, ECMO, high frequency jet ventilator, IMV/SIMV, oscillating ventilator, and pressure/volume ventilators
• Assist with high-risk deliveries and neonatal inter-departmental transports
• Perform intubation assist, extubation, and airway management including suctioning and nasal/oral airway placement
• Administer medications via aerosol, MDI, and nebulizer delivery systems
• Care for patients with ARDS, aspiration, bronchoscopy needs, COVID, cystic fibrosis, fresh tracheostomy, and pneumonia
• Perform chest physiotherapy, arterial blood gas draws and interpretation, and pulmonary hygiene procedures
• First-time travelers accepted
• Local candidates accepted at same rate, no radius restriction
• Prior UW staff must have 18-month separation before returning as a traveler
• RTO limited to 1 week maximum, with no RTO accommodated during first 2 weeks of assignment
• COVID vaccination and booster required with no exceptions
• Scrubs may be any color