Registered Respiratory Therapist - NICU
Seattle, Washington
Seattle Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center

Registered Respiratory Therapist

Job Overview

• Specialty: Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics
• Location: Seattle, Washington
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day, 3x12 hours, 7:00 AM–7:30 PM
• Hours per week: 36
• Floating: Required to all inpatient and acute care areas
• Weekend: Required
• On call: Not required

Required Qualifications

• Valid Respiratory Therapist license in Washington
• Respiratory Therapist (1 year of experience)
• Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• NBRC-RRT
• Experience working with Adolescent or Infant or Neonate or Pediatric patients
• PICU or NICU experience
• Intensive Care Experience
• Airways Management
• Vent Management
• BiPAP

Preferred Experience

• Trauma, Level 1 trauma, ER, or teaching/community hospital experience
• Children’s hospital experience
• High-frequency jet ventilator, high-frequency oscillator, EKGs, code response, and rapid response experience

Additional Notes

• Only 3 shifts of requested time off can be approved
• Candidates without an active Washington license should expect a start date 6–8 weeks out
• Orientation is on Mondays
• EPIC familiarity is preferred