Certified Respiratory Therapist NICU
Baltimore, MD
Host Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

RRT-NICU

Location: Baltimore, Maryland Start Date: 12/7/2026 Contract Length: 12 weeks Employment Type: Travel/Contract

Schedule

• Nights, 19:00 to 07:30
• 3x12 and 4x12 shifts accepted (12 hours per day, 48 hours per week)
• Holidays required as they fall
• Every other weekend required
• Pre-scheduled on-call not required

Unit and Patient Population

• 12 rooms/beds with a 1:12 ratio
• Average daily census of 6-7 ventilated patients
• About 40 visits per day
• Patients range from neonates to geriatrics
• Critical care respiratory therapy
• Jet high-frequency ventilators are very common in the NICU, with at least 3-4 running at all times
• Special equipment: Maquet Servo i, Draeger V500, jet ventilation, oscillation, and nitric oxide
• Scrub color: navy blue

Required Qualifications

• Certified Respiratory Therapy - NICU with 1 year of experience, including experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
• Experience working with PICU patients
• Experience working with NICU Level 3 or NICU Level 4 patients
• Experience working with pediatric patients
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• Experience in an Emergency Department setting

Floating

• Required within specialty to all patient care settings that require respiratory support, including adult care settings as needed or assigned

Onboarding Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, with lab items completed within 72 hours of contract signing
• TB screening (negative QuantiFERON or T-SPOT within 1 year, or two PPDs; updated annually)
• Rubeola, mumps, rubella, and varicella titers or 2 vaccines; hepatitis B titer or declination
• Tdap within 10 years of start (required for units working with children, including NICU)
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption for 10/1-3/31 (2026-27 season documentation due by 12/1 for working travelers)
• Negative 9-panel drug screen within 30 days prior to start; instant results not accepted
• Age-specific competency exam within 1 year of start, with a score of 80% or higher
• Two supervisory references within 1 year of start
• Previous 5 years of work history verification
• Background check, including a 7-year criminal search, education verification, and state and federal exclusion list checks within 30 days of start