Respiratory Therapist - NICU
Johnston, Iowa
ChildServe - Johnston

CRT

Overview

• Travel/Contract role in Johnston, Iowa
• Night shift: 3x12 hours, 18:00–6:00
• 36 hours per week
• 13-week contract

Role Details

• Pediatrics
• Every other weekend
• Special equipment includes CPT machine, Volera, metaneb, cough assist, ventilators, bipap, cpap, and trachs
• Patient diagnoses include CP, spinal cord injury, birth injury, MV accidents, SMA, Trisomy 21, and Rhetts syndrome

Required Qualifications

• Valid Pediatric Respiratory Therapist license in Iowa
• Pediatric Respiratory Therapist (3 years of experience)
• Pediatric Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Certified Respiratory Therapy - NICU experience

Preferred Qualifications

• ACLS
• PALS
• NBRC certification is highly preferred for CRTs and RRTs

Compliance / Onboarding

• Government-issued photo ID
• Emergency Contact Form
• Background check
• EPLS/GSA/SAM
• HHS/OIG
• Education verification
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam
• Competency exam
• Student Volunteer Orientation Acknowledgement
• Contractor Confidentiality Agreement
• Orientation Handbook and Acknowledgment
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Fit mask / fit test
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap
• Negative TB or chest X-ray
• Rubeola (Measles)
• Mumps
• Rubella
• Hepatitis B
• Varicella
• Drug testing
• Iowa SING check results
• Skills checklist 1
• Professional references

Additional Notes

• Child and Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter training is required
• Flu vaccine and COVID vaccine are not required but are highly recommended