NICU Registered Respiratory Therapist
Portland, OR
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus
$2,175/weekOverview
- Start Date11/30/2026
- Shift Breakdown3x12 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 (Travel/Contract)
Overview
- Specialty: Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics
- Location: Portland, Oregon
- Facility type: Short-term acute care, 418 total staffed beds
- Contract length: 13 weeks
- Expected ratio: 1:15
Schedule
- Shift: Night, 19:00 to 07:00 (3 x 12-hour shifts)
- Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
- Block schedule: Required
- Weekends: Every other weekend required
- On-call: Not required
- Float: Will float between units
- 48-hour approval: Approved
Required Qualifications
- Certified Respiratory Therapy - NICU with 1 year of experience, including NICU experience within the last year
- Experience in a critical care setting
Certifications Named in Source (Conditional)
The source lists the following certifications. Each is required only if the job's unit or clinical track calls for it:
- ACLS, BLS, PALS
- NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure)
- CHEMO, TNCC, EFM, MAB, NIH Stroke, CPI, IV Certification
Onboarding Requirements
- Background check: Completed within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years; updated annually
- Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
- Physical exam: Within 1 year of start
- TB: Negative IGRA/TSPOT, QuantiFERON Gold, or 2 PPDs within 12 months of start
- Vaccinations or documented immunity: MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), hepatitis B, varicella, and Tdap within 10 years (declination accepted for Tdap)
- Flu: Vaccine or declination required during flu season
- COVID: Vaccination record preferred; declination not required
- Fit mask test: Required for travel assignments; any mask type is acceptable
- RespSafety clearance: Required, renewed annually
- References: Minimum 2 covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years, in a comparable specialty or setting
- Employment application: Must cover at least the last 5 years
- Float policy acknowledgement: Required; may be asked to float to another facility within a reasonable distance
- Badge photo: Passport-style, neutral background, required
- Annual regulatory modules: About 3.5 hours, assigned through the facility's learning system
Facility Details
- Scrubs: Any color; scrubs provided for OR and L&D
- Charting: Electronic health record
- Parking: No fee
- Housing: Not mentioned in source
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.
Portland, OR
About
Portland is a colorful, eclectic city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in Oregon. It sits on the Willamette and Columbia Rivers, with snowcapped Mt. Hood looming in the distance, offering panoramic views. You get the best of all worlds in Portland, a thriving city with fantastic restaurants and coffee shops, plus lots of accessible nature nearby. Check out the Japanese Garden and Powell’s City of Books, and don’t forget to grab an iconic pink box of donuts at Voodoo Doughnut. If you’re feeling adventurous, take a day trip to visit some of the many mossy waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge or hike around Mt. Hood National Forest for a close-up view of the enormous stratovolcano.
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