Certified Respiratory Therapist NICU Travel
Brandon, Florida
HCA Florida Brandon Hospital

Allied Rapid Response

• Location: Brandon, Florida
• Employment Type: Travel
• Contract Length: 6 weeks
• Hours: 48 per week
• Skill Set Most Recruited For: Registered Respiratory Therapists
• Unit: Respiratory Therapy NICU, 36-bed Level 3 NICU, main hospital building
• Staffing: 2 Respiratory Therapists on day shift and 2 on night shift. NICU is generally staffed with 2 therapists to cover the 36-bed unit during peak volumes.
• Equipment: Drager VN500 ventilators, 3100A oscillators, Mallinckrodt nitric oxide, and Vapotherm

Required Qualifications

• Certified Respiratory Therapy - NICU with 3 years of experience, including experience within the last year
• Experience working with NICU Level 3 patients
• BLS
• ACLS
• PALS
• NRP
• NBRC

Typical Procedures

• Attend high-risk deliveries
• Ventilator management with conventional and high-frequency oscillatory ventilation
• Surfactant administration
• Blood gas acquisition and interpretation
• Nitric oxide administration

Best Personality Fit

• Positive attitude
• Ability to think critically and work independently
• Detail oriented