NICU Registered Respiratory Therapist
Charlottesville, Virginia
University of Virginia Medical Center

RRT-NICU

Overview

• Specialty: Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics
• Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 or 26 weeks
• Works at: The children's hospital
• Offer status: Cross-posted; client offer subject to clinical review

Schedule

• Shift: Nights, 4 x 12-hour shifts (19:00 to 07:00)
• Hours: 36 or 48 hours per week (12 hours per day)
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• Holidays: Must work 2 of the 3 winter holidays
• Time off: Time off around Christmas cannot be approved
• Scheduling: The unit uses a self-scheduling model. The manager will explain it on the call. Desired schedules are not guaranteed, but the unit will do its best to accommodate them.

Required Qualifications

• Experience working with NICU Level 4 patients
• Certified Respiratory Therapy - NICU with 1 year of experience, including experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• Experience with Epic

Licensure

• A Virginia license may be pending at submission if a temporary license can be obtained before start.
• Eligibility for a temporary license requires holding another state license.
• Virginia license verification (primary source) is required within 30 days of start for new and extension contracts.

Health and Compliance Requirements

• Background check: 7-year criminal check, completed within 60 days of start and updated annually. Includes education verification through a third-party vendor, and exclusion-list checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG) within 30 days of start, updated every 30 days.
• Drug screen: 10-panel test including marijuana and fentanyl, completed within 2 months of start. Instant tests are not accepted.
• Immunizations and titers: Rubeola (measles), mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella documentation (2 vaccines or a positive titer, with specific rules for low or negative results). Tdap must have been received after age 11. Declinations and exemptions are generally not accepted.
• TB: Negative TB test (QuantiFERON within 12 months, or 2 PPDs) or chest X-ray if past positive. T-spot is not accepted.
• Influenza: Seasonal flu vaccine or documentation required by 10/31 for all working and pre-start candidates. No exemptions or declinations.
• Physical: Physical statement within 12 months of start attesting to the ability to meet the physical demands of the position.
• National certification verification: Verified within 30 days of start, with an NBRC ID number required for respiratory roles.
• Competency: Competency exam required.