NICU Certified Respiratory Therapist
Hillsboro, Oregon
Tuality Community Hospital

RRT-NICU

Overview

• Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Specialty: Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics
• Shift: Night, 3 x 12-hour shifts (19:00 to 07:30), 36 hours per week

Float Scope

• May float to Adults, Peds, and NICU units.

Required Qualifications

• Certified Respiratory Therapy - NICU: 2 years of experience, including experience within the last year.
• ACLS: Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association. Traditional AHA required (AHA HeartCode accepted; instructor cards, RQI, and certificates of completion pending e-cards are not accepted).
• BLS: Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association. Traditional AHA required (AHA HeartCode accepted; instructor cards, RQI, and certificates of completion pending e-cards are not accepted).
• PALS: Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association. Traditional AHA required (AHA HeartCode accepted; instructor cards, RQI, and certificates of completion pending e-cards are not accepted).
• NRP: RQI is accepted for NRP only.
• Experience: NICU and Peds experience (hard stop), including experience working with pediatric patients.
• Epic: Experience with Epic.

Conditional Certifications

• NIH Stroke Certification and Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB) are listed. The source says to check the job description to determine whether they are required.

Background Checks

• 7-year criminal background check within 30 days of start, updated annually.
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days prior to start, updated monthly during the assignment.
• Education verification, required for clinical roles.
• International background check, required if the candidate has lived outside the US in the past 10 years.

Health and Compliance

• Physical: Within 1 year prior to start.
• Tdap: Within 10 years prior to start. A facility-specific declination is acceptable.
• TB: QuantiFERON (Qgold) or TSPOT within 1 year prior to start. PPDs are not accepted. Past positives require additional documentation and an annual TB questionnaire.
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: Immune titer (IgG/quantitative) or 2 vaccines. Low or equivocal titers require boosters.
• Hepatitis B: Immune titer and 3 vaccines, or a signed facility-specific declination.
• Drug screen: 10-panel test with methamphetamines listed, within 30 days prior to start, from a SAMHSA-certified lab. Not required to be updated annually.
• Flu vaccine: Vaccine or signed declination required during flu season.
• Fit test: Completed onsite on the first day.
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgment: Required annually. Covers bloodborne pathogens, tuberculosis, and HIPAA.
• Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement: Required prior to start.
• Respiratory questionnaire: Required prior to start.
• Availability: Must be fully available for compliance needs until start date. Report any planned unavailability in advance.
• Photo: Needed for the facility badge, as early as possible.