RRT PICU
Seattle, Washington
Seattle Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center

Registered Respiratory Therapist

Job Overview

• Specialty: Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics
• Location: Seattle, Washington
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night, 4x12 hours, 19:00–07:30
• Hours per week: 48
• Floating: Required to all inpatient and acute care areas
• On call: Not required
• Weekend: Yes

Role Summary

• Pediatric RRT role supporting neonates, infants, pediatrics, and adolescents
• This is not an ICU-only role
• Candidate must be willing to work in ICUs and float to acute/inpatient areas as needed

Required Qualifications

• Valid Respiratory Therapist license in Washington
• Respiratory Therapist (1 year of experience)
• Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• NBRC-RRT
• Experience working with Adolescent or Infant or Neonate or Pediatric patients
• PICU or NICU experience
• Intensive Care Experience
• Airways Management
• Vent Management

Required Experience and Skills

• Airway management
• Medication administration
• Vent management
• Oxygen therapy
• Suction
• Pulmonary toileting
• Nebulizer
• BiPAP
• CPAP

Scheduling Notes

• Only 3 shifts of requested time off can be approved
• Schedule runs Monday through Sunday
• Candidates without an active Washington license should be set 6–8 weeks out
• For ASAP start, Washington license must already be in hand; for later start, the license application must be submitted as soon as possible

Preferred Experience

• Trauma
• Level 1 trauma
• ER
• Teaching/community hospital
• Children’s hospital experience
• High-frequency jet ventilator
• High-frequency oscillator
• EKGs
• Code response
• Rapid response