NICU Respiratory Therapist
Fargo, North Dakota
Sanford Medical Center Fargo

RRT Specialty NICU/PICU

Location: Fargo, North Dakota Contract Length: 13 weeks Shifts: Days, Nights (12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week)

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of recent respiratory therapist experience
• Minimum 2 years of experience specialized in NICU, PICU, and adult GF (general floor)
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) through NBRC required; Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) through NBRC considered
• BLS (AHA), NRP, and PALS (AHA) required
• North Dakota state license, or willingness to apply within 72 hours of accepting the offer
• Level 4 NICU experience, including:

  • High-frequency ventilation (Jet and HFOV)
  • Nitric oxide
  • High-risk deliveries
  • Gestational ages 22 weeks and above
  • Ventilator experience down to micro preemies in a Level 4 NICU

Preferred Qualifications

• ACLS
• Adult experience (beneficial)
• Experience with NICU and/or PICU patient populations

Job Duties and Procedures

• Respiratory therapy assessments and protocols
• Arterial punctures and blood gas analysis
• Ventilator and NIV therapy management
• Medication delivery and airway clearance
• Assisting with intubations, tracheostomy changes and decannulation, and extubations
• Emergency response teams and ICU rounds
• Intrahospital patient transport
• High-risk deliveries

Equipment

Omnicell medication cabinet, Hamilton G5 and C1, V60, Airvo, high-flow blender setups, Philips CoughAssist, Synclara Cough Device, Volara, Vest, IPV, ResMed AutoPAPs, Radiometer ABL90 Flex, EPOC POC device, Aerogen, nitric oxide, 3100 A and B HFOV, Braun syringe pump, home vents (Trilogy, Astral, Vivo), Bunnell HFJV, Infant Flow SiPAP, bubble CPAP, Sentec TCM, NeoPuff, and Zebra mobile phones. The list is subject to change.

Schedule and Staffing

• 12-hour shifts, every other weekend and holiday
• Opportunity to pick up extra shifts
• Open to earlier start dates
• Does not work alone; each shift has a charge RT in adult and children's areas
• Typical shift has 6 to 14 other RTs on the campus
• NICU: 2 to 4 RTs per shift
• Peds/PICU: 1 to 3 pediatric RTs per shift

Float Scope

• Primarily inpatient respiratory care at this campus
• May train at other facility campuses if needed

Unit Bed Count (Campus)

• 394+ beds total, including:

  • 48 adult ICU beds
  • 16 intermediate adult ICU beds
  • 189 adult GF beds
  • 47 ER beds
  • 40 Level IV NICU beds
  • 8 Peds ICU beds
  • 24 Peds beds
  • 69 Family Birth Center beds
  • OR and PACU

Orientation

• Lab orientation with RT education staff
• Preceptor shifts with unit RTs

Additional Information

• Looking for a motivated, independent team player who manages quick changes in patient condition, communicates well, and asks for help when needed
• All clinicians must badge in and out at the facility
• Scrubs: Steel Gray (Peds/PICU) or hospital-provided blue scrubs (NICU)
• Submission note required if you have ever worked for the health system. Previous employment must have an end date at least 6 months before the submission date.