RRT - NICU/PICU
New Brunswick, NJ
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 30, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Respiratory Therapist for a NICU/PICU night shift position requiring RRT certification and NICU Level III experience at an academic children's hospital.

Details

• Work within the NICU/PICU units of an academic pediatric medical campus
• Also covers Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Department as needed
• Night shift, 3x12 hour shifts (7:00 PM - 7:30 AM)
• Every other weekend required
• Must float within skill set without exception across NICU, PICU, Peds, and Peds ED
• Epic charting system required

Requirements

• Active New Jersey license required (license required if applicable)
• BLS, NRP, PALS, and RRT certifications required (CRT not accepted)
• Minimum 1.5 years experience including both PICU and NICU Level III experience
• Experience with apnea monitoring, high-risk delivery assistance, interdepartmental neonatal transports, and umbilical blood gases
• Skilled in bag-mask ventilation, ETT/NT suctioning, HFNC, intubation assist, extubation, and tracheostomy care
• Experience with BiPAP, CPAP, high-frequency jet and oscillatory ventilation, and ventilator weaning
• Skilled in arterial punctures, ABG interpretation, and nebulizer administration including inhaled nitric oxide
• Trauma Level I experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide respiratory care to critically ill neonatal and pediatric patients within a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center
• Work as part of an interdisciplinary pediatric critical care team
• Must work or provide on-call coverage for 1 of 2 or 2 of 3 winter holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's), as needed
• First-time travelers accepted
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate
• Former RWJBH employees must be separated from the system for at least 1 year before returning as a traveler