RRT - NICU
Charlottesville, VA
Care Career
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - Pediatric/NICU Travel Assignment

📍 Location: Charlottesville, VA
🏥 Facility: UVA University Hospital Children's Hospital
💰 Pay: Up to $2,300/week
📅 Start Date: 01/04/2027
⏳ Duration: 13 Weeks (26 and 52-week options available)
🌙 Shift: 3x12 Nights (7:00 PM - 7:00 AM)
⏰ Hours: 36 or 48 Hours Available

Job Overview:

UVA University Hospital Children's Hospital is seeking an experienced Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with strong pediatric critical care and NICU experience. This position supports the Children's Hospital, including the Level IV NICU, PICU, pediatric acute care units, and high-risk deliveries.

Requirements:
 

✅ Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Credential
✅ BLS Certification
✅ NRP Certification
✅ Active Virginia License or Pending VA License (must obtain temporary license before start)
✅ Minimum 1 Year of Experience
✅ Level IV NICU Experience Required
✅ Pediatric Critical Care Experience Required
✅ Cardiac PICU Experience Preferred
✅ Epic Experience Required
✅ ACCS Preferred

Responsibilities:

• Provide respiratory care for neonates, infants, children, and adolescents.
• Manage respiratory support in NICU, PICU, and pediatric acute care units.
• Assist with high-risk deliveries.
• Operate advanced neonatal and pediatric ventilators.
• Perform ABG interpretation and respiratory assessments.
• Support patients requiring HFNC, CPAP, BiPAP, HFOV, Jet Ventilation, Nitric Oxide, and advanced airway management.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary pediatric care teams.

Specialized Experience Required

• Level IV NICU
• Pediatric ICU (PICU)
• High-Risk Deliveries
• Neonatal Respiratory Care
• Pediatric Critical Care
• Bunnell Jet Ventilator
• HFOV 3100A Oscillator
• Nitric Oxide Therapy

Facility Highlights

🏥 UVA Health Children's Hospital
👶 111-Bed Children's Hospital
🏥 Level IV NICU
❤️ Complex Congenital Heart Program
🫁 Pediatric & Neonatal ECMO Programs
📋 Epic Charting System

Schedule Details

• Every Other Weekend Required
• Every Other Holiday Required
• Self-Scheduling Model
• Floating Within Scope of Practice Required

Candidate Notes

• Pending Virginia licenses accepted at submission.
• Maximum 40 hours RTO permitted per 13-week contract.
• References required.
• Nursys verification required at submission.
• Previous UVA travelers cannot exceed 365 total assignment days.

Required Certifications

• RRT
• BLS
• NRP
• Virginia Respiratory License (or eligible)
• Respiratory Therapy Skills Checklist
• BLS
• Covid Card
• Driving License 

⭐ Excellent opportunity for an experienced Pediatric/NICU Respiratory Therapist to join one of Virginia's premier academic children's hospitals caring for complex neonatal and pediatric patients.