Travel Respiratory Therapist
Birmingham, AL
Soliant Health
4x12 hrs, Nights
$3,089/weekOverview
- Start DateASAP
- Shift Breakdown4x12 hrs
- ShiftNights
- Duration13 weeks
Pay
- Estimated taxable pay$1,584/week
- Estimated non-taxable stipends$1,505/week
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- 401k retirement plan
- License and certification reimbursement
Description
Soliant Health is seeking an experienced Respiratory Therapist for a 13-week NICU travel assignment in Birmingham, Alabama. This four-shift schedule offers the opportunity to care for a high-acuity neonatal population at a unit that receives transfers from across the state.
Assignment Details
- Specialty: Neonatal Intensive Care
- Schedule: 4x12 nights, 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Start date: ASAP
- Employment type: Travel contract
Unit Details
- Average census of approximately 120 infants
- Capacity of up to 130 beds
- Cares for infants born as early as 21.5 weeks, including premature infants weighing 300–500 grams
- Reported staffing ratio: 2 respiratory therapists to 3–4 patients
Qualifications
- RRT or CRT credential
- BLS, NRP and PALS certifications
- Minimum of two years of Level III or IV NICU respiratory experience
- Previous travel experience
- Experience with conventional, oscillator and jet ventilators, umbilical lines and neonatal hypothermia care
Employer
Soliant Health
With Soliant, you become part of something big. We believe that together, we’re better. Soliant fosters an environment of giving – of our time and resources – to the communities we serve. We do our part corporately by providing our healthcare professionals with unmatched career opportunities, compensation and personalized service that goes beyond job placement. Our healthcare professionals are then free to enrich the communities in which they live, volunteering or giving where their hearts lead them. We’re a different kind of healthcare staffing agency. We build communities of care wherever we are – on the job and in the neighborhoods in which we live.
About Birmingham, AL
As a Travel Respiratory Therapist in Birmingham, AL here's what you should know:- Cost of living well below the national average, housing costs nearly a quarter of the price compared to the average nationwide
- Average summer highs: 89°F, Average winter lows: 33°F
- Options for short term rentals are available and relatively easy to find
- Car friendliness is high, public transportation options are available but not as extensive as in larger cities
- Diverse population, wide age range, potential common health issues include cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and obesity.
- Birmingham has a large population of travel nurses
- Numerous restaurants offering diverse culinary experiences, vibrant art and music scene, various sports activities, and beautiful outdoor attractions such as Vulcan Park and Museum, and the Birmingham Zoo
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