NICU Registered Respiratory Therapist
Portland, Oregon
Providence Portland Medical Center
$1,976-2,559/weekLRS Healthcare - Allied will give you the best chance of placement for this opportunity
Job info
RRT-NICU (Travel/Contract)
Overview
- Specialty: Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics
- Location: Portland, Oregon
- Facility type: Short-term acute care, 418 total staffed beds
- Contract length: 13 weeks
- Expected ratio: 1:15
Schedule
- Shift: Night, 19:00 to 07:00 (3 x 12-hour shifts)
- Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
- Block schedule: Required
- Weekends: Every other weekend required
- On-call: Not required
- Float: Will float between units
- 48-hour approval: Approved
Required Qualifications
- Certified Respiratory Therapy - NICU with 1 year of experience, including NICU experience within the last year
- Experience in a critical care setting
Certifications Named in Source (Conditional)
The source lists the following certifications. Each is required only if the job's unit or clinical track calls for it:
- ACLS, BLS, PALS
- NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure)
- CHEMO, TNCC, EFM, MAB, NIH Stroke, CPI, IV Certification
Onboarding Requirements
- Background check: Completed within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years; updated annually
- Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
- Physical exam: Within 1 year of start
- TB: Negative IGRA/TSPOT, QuantiFERON Gold, or 2 PPDs within 12 months of start
- Vaccinations or documented immunity: MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), hepatitis B, varicella, and Tdap within 10 years (declination accepted for Tdap)
- Flu: Vaccine or declination required during flu season
- COVID: Vaccination record preferred; declination not required
- Fit mask test: Required for travel assignments; any mask type is acceptable
- RespSafety clearance: Required, renewed annually
- References: Minimum 2 covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years, in a comparable specialty or setting
- Employment application: Must cover at least the last 5 years
- Float policy acknowledgement: Required; may be asked to float to another facility within a reasonable distance
- Badge photo: Passport-style, neutral background, required
- Annual regulatory modules: About 3.5 hours, assigned through the facility's learning system
Facility Details
- Scrubs: Any color; scrubs provided for OR and L&D
- Charting: Electronic health record
- Parking: No fee
- Housing: Not mentioned in source
Facility
Providence Portland Medical Center
5 nurses recommend working with Providence Portland Medical Center
- Short Term Acute Care
- 369 beds
Portland, OR
About
Portland is a colorful, eclectic city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in Oregon. It sits on the Willamette and Columbia Rivers, with snowcapped Mt. Hood looming in the distance, offering panoramic views. You get the best of all worlds in Portland, a thriving city with fantastic restaurants and coffee shops, plus lots of accessible nature nearby. Check out the Japanese Garden and Powell’s City of Books, and don’t forget to grab an iconic pink box of donuts at Voodoo Doughnut. If you’re feeling adventurous, take a day trip to visit some of the many mossy waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge or hike around Mt. Hood National Forest for a close-up view of the enormous stratovolcano.
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