NICU Certified Respiratory Therapist
Nashville, TN
Cross Country Allied
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Respiratory Therapist Registered, RT PEDS Nights. The position provides advanced respiratory care for premature, critically ill, and medically complex neonates in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Responsibilities include managing complex respiratory support, assisting with neonatal resuscitation and high-risk deliveries, and caring for infants undergoing therapeutic cooling.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Active Respiratory Therapist license as required by the state
  • Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential preferred or required
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
  • Minimum of 34 years of recent Level III NICU experience
  • Experience caring for high-acuity and critically ill neonates
  • Therapeutic cooling experience
  • Experience independently managing complex neonatal respiratory patients
  • Experience caring for premature and extremely low-birth-weight infants
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous travel experience.
• Additional Information:
  • Provide advanced respiratory care to premature, critically ill, and medically complex neonates.
  • Manage invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation, including conventional ventilators, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV), and high-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV).
  • Manage continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP), non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV), high-flow nasal cannula, and oxygen therapy.
  • Assist with intubation, extubation, airway management, emergency stabilization, surfactant administration, and neonatal resuscitation.
  • Obtain and interpret arterial, capillary, and venous blood gases.
  • Adjust respiratory support based on patient condition, blood gas results, and provider orders.
  • Provide respiratory support for neonates undergoing therapeutic hypothermia.
  • Recognize and respond rapidly to respiratory deterioration and neonatal emergencies.
  • Maintain and troubleshoot ventilators, respiratory equipment, and airway devices.
  • Collaborate with neonatologists, nurses, and the multidisciplinary care team.
  • Maintain accurate and timely documentation of respiratory treatments and patient responses.

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