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

RRT-NICU

Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Specialty: Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 or 26 weeks Setting: Works at the children's hospital Offer Status: Client offer, subject to clinical review

Schedule

• Shift: Day, 4x12 hours (7:00 to 19:00)
• Hours: 36 or 48 hours per week
• Every other weekend
• Must work 2 of the 3 winter holidays
• Unable to approve time off around Christmas
• Unit uses a self-scheduling model, explained by the manager on the call. The desired schedule is not guaranteed, but the unit will do its best to accommodate.

Required Qualifications

• Certified Respiratory Therapy - NICU with 1 year of experience, including 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Cardiac PICU experience
• ACCS

Credentials and Verification

• Respiratory Tech: NBRC ID number required, verified within 30 days of start
• State license primary source verification within 30 days of start

Health and Background Requirements

• Seven-year criminal background check within 60 days of start, updated annually
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start, updated every 30 days
• Education verification through a third-party vendor, for the highest level of education
• 10-panel drug screen within 2 months of start, including marijuana and fentanyl
• TB: negative QuantiFERON within 12 months of start, or two PPDs (first within 1 year of start, second within 90 days of start). Chest x-ray required within 6 months of start for a positive TB result.
• Tdap received after age 11. No declinations or exemptions.
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: 2 vaccines or positive titer
• Hepatitis B: positive surface antibody titer, or a negative antibody titer with a negative antigen titer
• Varicella: 2 vaccines or titer
• Influenza vaccination required by 10/31 for the 2026-27 season. No exemptions or declinations.
• Physical exam within 12 months attesting to ability to meet the physical demands of the position
• Government-issued photo ID, carried on person during hours of service
• Fingerprinting may be required depending on the unit
• Two clinical references (hospital evaluation also accepted)