NICU Registered Respiratory Therapist
Baltimore, MD
PRIDE Health
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus
$3,263/weekOverview
- Start Date12/07/2026
- Shift Breakdown4x12 hrs
- ShiftNights
- Duration13 weeks
Pay
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Holiday Pay
- Guaranteed Hours
- 401k retirement plan
- Cancelation protection
- Referral bonus
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
Description
RRT-NICU
Location: Baltimore, Maryland Employment Type: Travel/Contract Start Date: 12/7/2026 Contract Length: 12 weeks Shift: Nights, 3x12 or 4x12 accepted (19:00 - 07:30) Hours: 36 per week (12-hour shifts)
Patient and Unit Details
- Patient Age Range: Mixed, neonates through geriatrics
- Ratio: 1:12
- Rooms/Beds: 12/12
- Average Daily Census: 6-7 ventilated patients
- Visits per Day: 40
- Patient Focus: Critical care respiratory therapy. Jet high-frequency ventilators in the NICU are very common, with at least 3-4 running at all times.
- Special Equipment: Maquet Servo i, Draeger V500, jet ventilation, oscillation, nitric oxide
- Scrub Color: Navy blue
Required Qualifications
- Certified Respiratory Therapy - NICU, with at least 1 year of experience and NICU experience within the last year
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
- BLS issued by the American Heart Association
- PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
- NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure)
- Experience working with NICU Level 3 or NICU Level 4 patients
- Experience working with Pediatric patients
- Experience working with PICU patients
- Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
- Experience in an Emergency Department setting
- Experience in a Critical Care setting
Schedule and Expectations
- Holidays: required as they fall, as scheduled
- Weekends: every other weekend required
- Floating: required within the specialty to all patient care settings that require respiratory support, including adult care settings as needed or assigned
- On-call: pre-scheduled on-call not required
Pre-Start Requirements
- Certifications: Other certifications (CHEMO, TNCC, EFM, STABLE, NIH Stroke, CPI) apply only if the unit requires them, per the unit description. Confirm with the facility.
- Background and Compliance:
- Criminal background check covering the past 7 years, completed within 30 days of start and updated annually
- Education verification for highest level of education
- EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
- Maryland State Exclusions List check within 30 days of start
- I-9 and E-Verify (or attestation)
- Government-issued photo ID
- Health and Immunizations:
- Physical exam within 1 year of start, with lab items completed within 72 hours of contract signing
- Fit test within 1 year of start, updated annually
- TB screening (QuantiFERON or T-SPOT within 1 year, or two PPDs), updated annually
- Tdap within 10 years of start (required for units working with children, including NICU)
- Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella titers or proof of 2 vaccines
- Hepatitis B titer or declination
- Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption from 10/1 to 3/31. Working travelers must have documentation on file by 12/1.
- Drug screen: the source lists conflicting requirements (9-panel within 30 days before start, and 10-panel plus fentanyl within 1 year before start). Confirm with the facility.
- Latex allergy questionnaire
- Competencies:
- Age-specific competency exam within 1 year of start, scored 80% or higher
- Color blind test
- Medication/pharmacology competency exam, if applicable to your profession, within 1 year of start, scored 80% or higher
- Employment History:
- Two supervisory references within 1 year of start (charge RNs or supervisors/managers)
- Work history verification for the previous 5 years
- Agency application or resume completed within 30 days of start
- Other:
- Badge photo (passport style, white or beige background)
- Badge application, to be completed within 72 hours of signing
- Confidentiality agreement, signed before start
- EHR training test-out form, time sensitive
Employer
PRIDE Health
60 nurses recommend working with PRIDE Health
Pros
Agency and recruiter are communicative and reach out a good amount after getting you started. Paid weekly.
Cons
Sometimes slow to get concerns addressed in a timely manner. Also can be sometimes overbearing with getting you to agree to contracts.
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PRIDE Health is the minority-owned healthcare recruitment division of Pride Global—an integrated human capital solutions and advisory firm. With our robust and abundant travel nursing and allied health employment options across the U.S., PRIDE Health will allow you to help change the way the world lives and heals as it connects you with the industry’s leading healthcare organizations.
Pride Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Pride Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Fair Chance Employment
Pride Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.
Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.
Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.
Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.
Baltimore, MD
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