Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Teaneck, New Jersey
Holy Name Medical Center

CRT or RRT, Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics

Overview

• Location: Teaneck, New Jersey
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Hours: 10 hours per day, 40 hours per week
• Shift: Day (4x10 hours), 7:00 to 17:30
• Other Listed Shift Times: Two 12-hour shifts, 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM; two 8-hour shifts, 11:15 PM to 7:15 AM
• Schedule: Every other weekend required
• Experience Focus: Adult, Pediatric, Critical Care
• First-Time Travelers: Accepted

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) license in New Jersey
• Registered Respiratory Therapist with at least 1 year of experience, including experience within the last year
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association (a certificate of completion may be accepted as a placeholder)
• Experience working with adult patients
• Experience working with pediatric patients
• Experience in a critical care setting

Unit-Specific Certification Requirements

• ACLS (AHA only) is required for LDRP, ICU, ER, IR, PACU, and CATH
• PALS (AHA only) is required for ER, IR, and PACU

Onboarding Requirements

• Competencies: Unit-specific competency exam and pharmacology exam, both completed no later than 1 day before start (pharmacology exam not required for NICU)
• Skills Checklist: Unit-specific skills checklist required
• Background Checks: 7-year criminal check (run for all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years), plus exclusion database checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG), all within 3 months of start; the facility also runs its own additional background screening
• Drug Screen: 10-panel drug screen including marijuana, within 3 months of start
• Physical Exam: Within 1 year of start
• Tuberculosis: 2 negative PPDs or 1 QuantiFERON/T-SPOT within 1 year of start; if past positive, negative chest X-ray within 3 months and facility TB questionnaire within 1 year
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella: Positive titer required; proof of vaccination is not accepted
• Hepatitis B: Positive titer required
• Tdap: Within 10 years of start
• Flu Vaccine: Required during flu season (9/28 to 3/31); declination not accepted; approved medical or religious exemption is an option
• Fit Testing: Annual N95 fit test completed onsite during orientation
• References: 2 professional references within 7 years (need not be supervisory)
• Work History Verification: Required; New Jersey mandates 1 year of verified history, with gaps of 30 days or less
• Other Documents: Driver's license copy, employment application, proof of annual OSHA, HIPAA, and Joint Commission training, and facility safety quiz, confidentiality agreement, handbook, and dress code review