Pediatric NICU Respiratory Therapist
Seattle, Washington
Seattle Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center

Peds RRT-NICU

Location: Seattle, Washington Employment type: Travel/Contract Specialty: Registered Respiratory Therapist (Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics) Contract length: 13 weeks Start dates: Orientation on Mondays; accepting all start dates Shift: Day, 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 to 19:30), 36 hours per week Schedule: Monday through Sunday, with weekend work On call: Not required; available for pick-up

Role Scope

• Peds RRT role, not ICU-only. The therapist works in all ICUs and is also floated to acute and all inpatient areas as needed.
• Floating: Yes, to all inpatient and acute care areas.
• Patient population: Neonates, infants, pediatrics, and adolescents.

Required Qualifications

• Certified Respiratory Therapy - NICU (2 years of experience)
• Certified Respiratory Therapy - NICU experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• NBRC-RRT
• Experience working with Neonate patients
• Experience working with Infant patients
• Experience working with Pediatric patients
• Experience working with Adolescent patients
• Experience in a(n) Critical Care setting

Schedule and Holiday Requirements

• Return-to-office (RTO) rules: only 3 RTO shifts can be approved, and no RTO is allowed in the first 2 weeks. RTO must be included in the initial submission or it will not be approved.
• Holidays: work 2 of the 3 holiday groupings, and submit your preferred grouping with your submission.

  • Thanksgiving Eve and/or the day after (depending on shift)
  • Christmas Eve and Christmas
  • New Year's Eve and New Year's Day
• The unit especially needs New Year's Eve and Thanksgiving coverage.