NICU Registered Respiratory Therapist
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick

RRT - NICU/PICU

• Specialty: Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics
• Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night (3x12 hours), 19:00 to 07:30
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week

Unit and Setting

• Unit: Located within the children's hospital building on an academic pediatric medical campus
• Work settings: NICU, PICU, Pediatrics, and Pediatric ED
• Hospital highlights: Pediatric critical care through a PICU, a Level IV NICU with Special Care Nursery, a 24/7 Pediatric Emergency Department, and designation as a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center
• Scrubs: Black or dark gray

Required Qualifications

• Certified Respiratory Therapy - NICU (1.5 years of experience)
• Certified Respiratory Therapy - NICU experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• Experience working with PICU patients
• Experience working with NICU Level 3 patients
• High-frequency jet and oscillatory ventilation
• Inhaled iNO
• Umbilical blood gases
• Arterial punctures
• Interdepartmental neonatal transports
• Assist with high-risk deliveries
• Apnea monitor
• HFNC
• Experience with Epic

Clinical Skills

• Neonatal/pediatric care: Apnea monitoring, assisting with high-risk deliveries, interdepartmental neonatal transports, umbilical blood gases
• Airway/O2 therapy: Bag-mask ventilation, ETT, HFNC, O2 tanks, T-piece, trach collar, nasal/oral airway placement and suctioning, ETT/NT suctioning, extubation, intubation assist, tracheostomy care
• Mechanical ventilation: BiPAP, CPAP, high-frequency jet and oscillatory ventilation, troubleshooting high-pressure alarms, weaning from mechanical ventilation
• Respiratory procedures: Arterial punctures, drawing and interpreting ABGs, handheld, T-piece, and trach collar nebulizers, inhaled iNO

Scheduling

• Weekends: Every other weekend
• Time off and schedule requests: Priority given to submissions with a screenshot confirming time off and schedule requests. No requests are approved after offer.
• Call-off policy: Facility may call off 1 shift per 2 weeks
• Holidays: Must work 1 of 2 or 2 of 3 holidays, if needed
• First-time travelers: Accepted
• Local candidates: Accepted

Floating

• Candidates must float within their skill set without exception (NICU, PICU, Peds, Peds ED).
• A floating policy must be completed for every new assignment.

Onboarding Requirements

• Background and identity: Criminal background check within 30 days of start, E-Verify, and driver's license or state ID within 48 hours of signing
• Drug screen: 10-panel urine drug screen within 30 days of start
• Health: Physical within 12 months of start; TB screening (blood test within 3 months or 2-step skin test); immunity documentation for measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis B, and Tdap; influenza vaccine or exemption during flu season
• Respiratory clearance and fit testing: RespSafety respiratory medical clearance before start, plus mandatory on-site fit test on day one; fit test questionnaire required
• Work history: Employment application or resume with 7 years of work history; 2 references from the last 2 years, including at least one managerial reference; New Jersey work history verification covering 1 year