Certified Respiratory Therapist NICU
Baltimore, Maryland
University of Maryland Medical Center
$2,927-3,225/weekCrossMed will give you the best chance of placement for this opportunity
Job info
RRT-NICU
Location: Baltimore, Maryland Start Date: 12/7/2026 Contract Length: 12 weeks Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Schedule
- Nights, 19:00 to 07:30
- 3x12 and 4x12 shifts accepted (12 hours per day, 48 hours per week)
- Holidays required as they fall
- Every other weekend required
- Pre-scheduled on-call not required
Unit and Patient Population
- 12 rooms/beds with a 1:12 ratio
- Average daily census of 6-7 ventilated patients
- About 40 visits per day
- Patients range from neonates to geriatrics
- Critical care respiratory therapy
- Jet high-frequency ventilators are very common in the NICU, with at least 3-4 running at all times
- Special equipment: Maquet Servo i, Draeger V500, jet ventilation, oscillation, and nitric oxide
- Scrub color: navy blue
Required Qualifications
- Certified Respiratory Therapy - NICU with 1 year of experience, including experience within the last year
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
- BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
- PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
- NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
- Experience working with PICU patients
- Experience working with NICU Level 3 or NICU Level 4 patients
- Experience working with pediatric patients
- Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
- Experience in an Emergency Department setting
Floating
- Required within specialty to all patient care settings that require respiratory support, including adult care settings as needed or assigned
Onboarding Requirements
- Physical exam within 1 year of start, with lab items completed within 72 hours of contract signing
- TB screening (negative QuantiFERON or T-SPOT within 1 year, or two PPDs; updated annually)
- Rubeola, mumps, rubella, and varicella titers or 2 vaccines; hepatitis B titer or declination
- Tdap within 10 years of start (required for units working with children, including NICU)
- Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption for 10/1-3/31 (2026-27 season documentation due by 12/1 for working travelers)
- Negative 9-panel drug screen within 30 days prior to start; instant results not accepted
- Age-specific competency exam within 1 year of start, with a score of 80% or higher
- Two supervisory references within 1 year of start
- Previous 5 years of work history verification
- Background check, including a 7-year criminal search, education verification, and state and federal exclusion list checks within 30 days of start
Facility
University of Maryland Medical Center
4 nurses recommend working with University of Maryland Medical Center
Pros
I make my own schedule
Cons
Cost of living
- Short Term Acute Care
- 711 beds
Baltimore, MD
About
Located midway between the North and the South, Baltimore is one of the oldest cities in the U.S. and the nation's capital for a short time during the Revolutionary War. It was here, at Fort McHenry, where Francis Scott Key saw the American flag flying overhead, inspiring him to pen The Star-Spangled Banner. Discover America’s history, from gilded-age mansions and national historic trails to the Edgar Allan Poe House and Fort McHenry National Monument. The Inner Harbor is one of the most popular areas, housing museums, restaurants, nightlife hotspots and one of the city's top attractions, the National Aquarium. It hosts some 660 animal species, including Bottlenose dolphins and puffins. This area also boasts many shopping and dining venues, and from here, you can catch a water taxi for a fun and different way to see the sites.
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