Registered Respiratory Therapist NICU
Seattle, Washington
Harborview Medical Center

RRT - Respiratory Care Services

Location: Seattle, Washington Specialty: Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics Employment Type: Travel/Contract Start Date: ASAP Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day, 3 x 12 hours (0630-1800), 36 hours per week Facility Profile: Magnet, Teaching, Level I Trauma; 500 staffed beds

Role Overview

• Respiratory care services role supporting adult trauma and burn patients, both medically and neurologically complex
• Many tracheostomy and spinal cord injury patients, plus a fair number of patients with complex sleep-disordered breathing
• Patient populations: BPICU, SICU, MICU, and NSICU
• Unit sees patients of all ages, though the pediatric population is generally small
• Very busy ED with ECLS transfers
• Required skills: monitoring, ventilator management, O2 therapy, and experience with trauma and adult ICU patients

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist license in Washington
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (2 years of experience)
• Registered Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• Experience working with Adult patients
• Experience in a(n) Critical Care setting
• Experience with Epic
• Preferred: Pediatric experience (not required; candidates open to being trained in pediatrics are accepted)

Scheduling and Assignment Details

• Required to work all scheduled shifts; scheduling requests outside approved RTO cannot be accommodated
• Weekends: every other weekend required
• On-call: not required
• Floating within scope: not available
• Block schedule: accommodated
• First-time travelers accepted
• Local candidates accepted
• Pending license not accepted

Work Environment

• Scrubs: any solid color; light blue provided on unit
• Charting: electronic charting system with hard stop requirements
• Parking: daily onsite parking fees apply; offsite garage option available with a 10-minute shuttle, operating weekdays only (5 am-10 pm), about 1 mile from the hospital

Onboarding

• Badge photo required (professional, waist up, facing forward, simple background, no hats or face coverings)
• Orientation modules (about 2-3 hours) must be completed by the Thursday before start
• Facility-specific forms include license acknowledgment, equipment safety, health history, policies and procedures acknowledgment, code of conduct, job description, personal data form, and background packet (single PDF due the Tuesday before start)
• Annual stroke education modules required for ICU staff (review only; confirmation to managers)