Registered Respiratory Therapist – Critical Care
Seattle, Washington
Harborview Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

Location: Seattle, Washington
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Night shift, 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each (18:30 - 07:00)
Hours per week: 36 hours

Job Description

• Must have critical care experience within the last 12 months.
• Pediatric experience preferred but not required; training in pediatrics is available.
• Required to work all scheduled shifts; scheduling requests outside approved time off (RTO) cannot be accommodated.
• Weekend work required every other weekend.
• Patient population includes adult trauma and burn patients, medically and neurologically complicated cases, tracheostomy patients, spinal cord injury, and complex sleep-disordered breathing.
• Units served: Burn ICU (BPICU), Surgical ICU (SICU), Medical ICU (MICU), Neuroscience ICU (NSICU), and a busy Emergency Department with ECLS transfers.
• No floating outside scope of practice.
• Open to accommodating block schedules.
• Local candidates accepted.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Respiratory Care Practitioner license in Washington
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Respiratory Care Practitioner
• Respiratory Care Practitioner experience within the last 12 months
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Experience working with adult patients
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• Critical care experience within the last 12 months
• Experience with adult trauma and burn patients

Background and Compliance Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check required within 45 days of start, including nationwide and state-specific searches.
• Education verification required if applicable.
• WA WATCH search required.
• Photo for badge must meet professional standards.
• Various facility-specific forms and acknowledgments must be completed and signed.
• Two professional references required.

Health and Safety Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year prior to start (not required by facility but required by agency).
• Mask fit test within 12 months of start; can be completed onsite if needed.
• Required vaccinations or proof of immunity (titer or vaccination records) for:

  • Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap (within 10 years)
  • Measles (Rubeola)
  • Mumps
  • Rubella
  • Hepatitis B (positive titer or declination)
  • Varicella
  • Influenza (seasonal vaccine or declination required during flu season)
  • COVID-19 vaccination or declination for tracking purposes
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 90 days of start; annual TB questionnaire required.
• Drug screening within the past 12 months (agency requirement, not facility).
• Suicide prevention training required for nurses using a multi-state license working in Washington.

Additional Information

• Facility is a Magnet, Teaching, Level I Trauma center with approximately 500 staffed beds.
• Charting system: Epic with hard stops.
• Scrub color: Any solid color scrubs allowed; light blue scrubs provided on unit.
• Parking available onsite and offsite with shuttle service (details provided separately).
• Orientation includes pass/fail competency exams (80% passing score required), including advanced dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam for ICU and related units.
• Annual stroke education required for nurses working in neuro and ICU units.
• No on-call responsibilities.
• First-time travel therapists accepted.

This position offers an opportunity to work in a high-acuity, trauma-focused environment with a diverse patient population and a supportive teaching hospital setting.