Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) – ICU
Seattle, Washington
Harborview Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - Travel/Contract

Location: Seattle, Washington
Contract Length: 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; no accommodations outside approved time off.
• Weekend work required every other weekend.
• Patient population includes adult trauma, burns, 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 block scheduling.
• 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 year.
• 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.
• Ventilator management experience.

Required Skills

• Monitoring and ventilator management.
• Oxygen therapy.
• Experience with trauma and adult ICU patients.

Facility Highlights

• Magnet-designated, teaching hospital with Level I trauma center.
• 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 during onboarding).

Background and Compliance Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check required within 45 days of start.
• Must run checks including nationwide, sex offender, FACIS Level 1, and state-specific searches.
• Education verification required.
• WA WATCH search required.
• Photo for badge required (professional quality, waist-up, clear lighting, simple background).
• License acknowledgment and other facility-specific forms must be signed.
• COVID-19 vaccination or declination required for tracking purposes.
• Influenza vaccination or declination required annually during flu season.
• Tdap vaccine required within 10 years or declination on file.
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 90 days of start; annual TB questionnaire required.
• Fit mask test required within 12 months of start.
• Drug screening within past 12 months required by agency (not by facility).
• Various immunizations or titers required: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Hepatitis B (with declination options and protocols for boosters/titers).
• Suicide prevention training required for multi-state licensed nurses working in Washington.
• Two professional references required.

Orientation and Competency Testing

• Orientation includes pass/fail testing with an 80% passing score required.
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam required prior to start for ICU and related units.
• Medication/pharmacology competency exams required.
• Additional unit-specific certifications may be required (e.g., ACLS preferred for ICU).
• Annual stroke education required for nurses in neuro and ICU units.
• Modules must be completed before start date; orientation testing occurs onsite.

Additional Notes

• Candidates must complete all required documentation and training modules prior to start.
• Physical exam within 1 year is recommended but not required by the facility.
• PAPR training available onsite if fit test is failed.
• Facility does not accommodate scheduling requests outside approved time off.
• No floating outside scope of practice.

This position offers an opportunity to work in a high-acuity, Level I trauma center with a diverse patient population and a supportive teaching environment.