NICU Certified Respiratory Therapist
Anderson, South Carolina
AnMed Medical Center

CRT NICU

Location: Anderson, South Carolina Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night, 3 x 12-hour shifts (19:00 to 07:00) Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Schedule Requirements

• Holidays required
• Every other weekend required

Required Qualifications

• Certified Respiratory Therapy (CRT) with 2 years of NICU experience, including experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
• Experience working with adult patients
• Experience working with PICU patients
• Experience working with NICU Level 4 patients
• Current state license, verified through primary source verification
• Government-issued photo ID, carried on person during assignment hours

Float Scope

• May float to ED, ICU, CCU, and general medicine floors
• May float to a satellite campus location if needed

Work Settings

• Adult Acute Care, ER, ICU, NICU, PICU, L&D

Certification Standards

• BLS, ACLS, and PALS must be from ARC, AHA, or U.S. Department of Defense; RQI certifications are accepted
• Certifications must be renewed 15 days before expiration

Background and Compliance

• Seven-year criminal background check within one year of start, updated annually; must cover all locations lived or worked in the past seven years
• International background check required if lived outside the U.S. within the past seven years
• Instant state search accepted in lieu of pending background check
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required within 30 days of start and updated at each renewal or extension
• Two clinical references required (hospital evaluation also accepted)
• Completed employment application or resume required
• Online facility orientation and acknowledgment required; confirmation email needed before start
• Facility COVID policy must be reviewed before start

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within the past year; physician statement must confirm good physical health
• TB screening: either two PPDs (one within a year of start and one within 3 months), or a QuantiFERON Gold or T-Spot within 3 months; a past positive TB test requires a chest X-ray within 5 years
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: titer or two vaccines required; one booster if titer is low or equivocal
• Hepatitis B: titer, vaccine series, or declination
• 9-panel drug screen (instant acceptable) within 90 days of start; not required annually
• Annual N95 fit test required
• Flu vaccination or approved exemption required during flu season (10/31 to 04/01); compliance deadline is 10/31 at 4 pm

Systems

• Charting: Epic (software familiarity, not a credential)