NICU Registered Respiratory Therapist
Charlottesville, Virginia
University of Virginia Medical Center

RRT-NICU

Overview

• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Location: Charlottesville, Virginia (children's hospital)
• Specialty: Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics
• Contract length: 13 or 26 weeks
• Shift: Nights, 3x12 hours (19:00 to 07:00)
• Hours: 36 or 48 hours per week
• Schedule: Every other weekend. Must work 2 of the 3 winter holidays. Time off around Christmas cannot be approved. The unit uses a self-scheduling model that does not guarantee the desired schedule, though the manager will try to accommodate requests. Details are explained on the call.
• Offer status: Client offer, pending clinical review

Required Qualifications

• Certified Respiratory Therapy - NICU (1 year of experience), with NICU experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure
• Experience working with NICU Level 4 patients
• Experience with Epic

Licensure

• A VA license may be pending at submission if a temporary license can be obtained before start.
• Another state license is required to be eligible for the temporary license.

Pre-Start Requirements

• Background check: 7-year criminal check, completed within 60 days of start and updated annually. Education verification is also required through a third-party vendor.
• Federal exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG), completed within 30 days of start and updated every 30 days
• 10-panel drug screen, completed within 2 months of start, including marijuana and fentanyl
• Negative TB test (QuantiFERON within 12 months, or 2 PPDs) or chest X-ray if TB-positive
• Immunity documentation (vaccines or titers) for measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B
• Tdap vaccination received after age 11
• Seasonal flu vaccination by 10/31
• Physical exam statement within 12 months of start attesting to ability to meet the physical demands of the position
• Two clinical references
• Primary source verification of license and Nursys verification (applicable to licensed clinicians)