NICU Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Newnan, Georgia
Piedmont Newnan Hospital

RRT-NICU

Specialty: Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics Location: Newnan, Georgia Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 16 weeks Shift: Night (3x12 hours), 18:45 to 07:15 Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week Weekends: Every other weekend On-call: None Float Scope: Within facility and scope of practice as needed Housing: Not mentioned in the source

Unit Details

• Level 3 NICU, working independently with some of the smallest patients.
• Attend c-sections and high-risk deliveries, and identify infant needs using APGAR scores.
• Manage different oxygen modalities, administer surfactant, draw cap gases and UAC samples, and set initial ventilator settings.
• Start and navigate the oscillator when needed.
• Resuscitate a baby after delivery if needed.
• Think critically and work independently.

Required Qualifications

• Certified Respiratory Therapy - NICU with 2 years of experience
• Certified Respiratory Therapy - NICU experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• Ability to use surfactant in neonates
• Ability to start and navigate the oscillator when needed
• Ability to draw cap gases from a UAC
• Comfortable attending c-sections and high-risk deliveries

Health and Screening

• Background check (including county, national sex offender, nationwide criminal search, and FACIS 3) must be updated annually. It must be complete before start, and the candidate cannot start with a background check pending.
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 60 days of start. Instant screens are acceptable, and results cannot be pending at start. Required panels: amphetamines, methamphetamine (may be included in an amphetamine panel if noted on the screen), benzodiazepines, barbiturates, cocaine, opiates, methadone, phencyclidine, propoxyphene, and THC.
• Physical exam (physical statement) completed within 12 months of start. Not renewed annually.
• Negative TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON-Gold, or T-SPOT) within 12 months of start. If the candidate has a past positive result, a negative chest x-ray is also required, dated after the positive test and within 6 months of start.
• TB questionnaire required for all candidates, updated annually.
• Measles, mumps, rubella: two MMR vaccines or a positive titer. Low or equivocal titers can be covered by a record of two lifetime doses or two booster doses after the titer.
• Varicella: two vaccines or a positive titer. Low or equivocal titers can be covered by the same options as MMR.
• Hepatitis B: surface antibody titer or signed declination.
• Tdap is highly recommended (one dose within the past ten years) but not required for clearance.
• Flu vaccine or declination required. Vaccines are available on site beginning September 1, and vaccine information must be uploaded during orientation week.
• Color blind test required for all candidates.

Competencies and Documentation

• Competency exam required by the staffing agency only, not the client.
• Skills checklist completed within 12 months, updated annually.
• Work history verification of the most recent employer. Can be pending at start if proof that it is running is provided (due within 30 days of start).
• Code of conduct must be reviewed and signed before start.
• Dress and professional appearance policy must be reviewed.

Schedule and Policies

• Major holidays: if one falls during the assignment, the traveler must work it. If two fall during the assignment, both must be worked. If three fall, two must be worked. The listed major holidays are Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve/New Year's Day.
• Return to office (RTO): maximum of 7 days.
• Clinical screen: reviewed by the clinical team, then sent to the manager for final decision. Screens are handled case by case.
• Full compliance is required to start on time. Otherwise, the start is pushed back 2 weeks due to the biweekly orientation schedule.
• Local candidates are accepted.