Registered Respiratory Therapist
Twin Falls, ID
Cross Country Allied
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Respiratory Therapist Registered, RT PEDS. This position provides respiratory care across acute care settings for patients ranging from neonatal intensive care to geriatrics. The role includes 12-hour night shifts and may involve care in intensive care, stepdown, medical-surgical, pediatric, emergency, and inpatient settings.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 1 year of respiratory therapy experience; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) experience; Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS); Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS); Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) credential through the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC); Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential through the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC); and STABLE certification. Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification is required for neonatal intensive care assignments or assignments involving neonatal patients.
• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts, generally from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekend coverage is required every other weekend, and holiday coverage may be scheduled based on operational needs.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: Responsibilities include drawing and analyzing arterial blood gases, administering breathing treatments, managing bilevel positive airway pressure and continuous positive airway pressure, managing ventilators, assisting with bedside bronchoscopy and intubation, and placing a laryngeal mask airway when appropriate. The position supports patients in the neonatal intensive care unit, intensive care unit, stepdown, medical-surgical, pediatric, emergency, and inpatient settings. Monthly department meetings are required. Self-scheduling and block scheduling may be available, and department-specific orientation is approximately one week based on experience.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits