Registered Respiratory Therapist - Neuro Diagnostics
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Job Opportunity: Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics (Travel/Contract)

Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care Level I Trauma Center
Shift: 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM, 3 shifts of 12 hours each
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Position Details

• Role: Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
• Schedule: Must float between two campuses located one block apart (shuttle available)
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Block Scheduling: Accommodated
• On-call: Not required
• First-timers: Accepted

Experience & Certifications

• Required Specialty Experience: Minimum 2 years
• Required Certifications:

  • Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Preferred Experience:

  • Trauma experience
  • Adult Critical Care ventilator experience
  • Experience with Hamilton C6 ventilator preferred
  • Extra Corporeal, NICU, Pediatrics experience preferred

Facility & Work Environment

• Total Staffed Beds: 1,567
• Charting System: Epic
• Scrub Color: Navy Blue
• Parking: Available (fee applies)

Compliance & Requirements

• Background Checks:

  • 7-year criminal background check (updated annually)
  • EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
  • Education verification including foreign equivalency if applicable
• Health Documents:

  • Physical exam within 12 months
  • Fit test within 12 months, updated annually (clean shaven required)
  • Negative TB test or chest X-ray documentation
  • Required immunizations and titers (Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Hepatitis B) or approved exemptions
  • 10-panel drug screen within 12 months
  • Seasonal flu vaccination or approved exemption required during flu season
• Competency Exams:

  • Medication/Pharmacology competency exam (85% passing score)
  • Color Blind Testing (required for all candidates starting 8/2/2024)
  • Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam for applicable units
• Facility-Specific Training Modules:

  • Stroke Education (for RNs except Pediatric specialties and NICU)
  • CLABSI Prevention Training
  • Preventing Pressure Injury Training
  • Language Services Training
  • CAUTI Education Training
  • Patient Transportation with Oxygen Education
  • Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training
  • Pyxis ES MedStation Modules
  • Baxter Pump Interoperability Training
  • Patient Bedside Rounding
  • Ventricular Assist Device Awareness
  • Blood Administration Module (annual update required)
  • New Employee Orientation
  • 21st Century Cures Act Module (required for RRT and other clinical roles)
  • ED Handbook (for ED/ER RNs)
  • eCart Training Module (for RNs)
  • Chaperone Policy Training
• Employment History:

  • 7-year work history with no gaps greater than 90 days
  • Verification of last 7 years of employment required

Additional Notes

• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required for this position.
• National certifications must be from AHA or ARC.
• Candidates must be prepared to complete multiple facility-specific training modules and attestations, many of which can be completed electronically.
• The role requires flexibility to float between campuses and work every other weekend.

This position offers an opportunity to work in a high-acuity, Level I Trauma Center with a large staffed bed capacity and advanced charting systems. It is suitable for respiratory therapists with at least 2 years of experience, including trauma and adult critical care ventilator experience. First-time travelers are welcome to apply.