Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist
Milwaukee, WI
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3x12 hrs, Days

Travel RRT – Registered Respiratory Therapist

Children’s Wisconsin – Milwaukee Campus | Milwaukee, WI

Openings: 1
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Start Date: ASAP
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
Shift: 12-hour day shifts, 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Location: Children’s Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Charting System: EPIC ClinDoc (preferred)

Position Overview

Children’s Wisconsin is seeking an experienced Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) for a 13-week travel assignment supporting pediatric critical care and neonatal intensive care patients.

Candidates must have pediatric ICU experience and be capable of functioning independently in both the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

The ideal candidate has strong pediatric critical care experience, advanced ventilator management skills, and the ability to adapt to a fast-paced, high-acuity clinical environment.

Schedule Requirements

• 12-hour day shifts, 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM.
• Weekend rotation: Every other weekend, occasionally every third weekend.
• Holiday coverage may be required as needed.
• No on-call or callback requirements.

Floating Requirements

RRTs will primarily work in the PICU and NICU but may be required to float to:

• General medical/surgical acute care units.
• Emergency Department Treatment Center (EDTC).

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 3–5 years of pediatric critical care or NICU experience.
• PICU experience is required.
• Ability to function in both the PICU and Level IV NICU.
• Current AHA BLS certification.
• Current AHA PALS certification.
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
• Active Wisconsin respiratory therapist license.
• National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential. RRT credential is mandatory.
• Associate degree (AD) education requirement.

Wisconsin Temporary Licensure

Candidates who do not currently hold a Wisconsin respiratory therapist license are encouraged to apply for the Act 10 temporary license, which the facility indicates may clear faster than a permanent license.

Application information: Wisconsin DSPS – Act 10 Temporary Licensure PDF

Please advise candidates without a Wisconsin license to review the temporary licensure process promptly.

Required Clinical Skills

Candidates must be proficient in pediatric critical care respiratory management, including:

• Invasive and non-invasive ventilation.
• Ventilator management using Servo-i, Servo-u, LTV, Astral, and Trilogy systems.
• High-frequency oscillators.
• Tracheostomy patient care.
• CPAP and BiPAP.
• RAM cannula.
• NAVA ventilation.
• Positive expiratory pressure (PEP) therapy.
• Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO).
• Intubation and extubation support.
• Airway suctioning and respiratory treatments.

Clinical Environment

The respiratory therapy team supports multiple high-acuity pediatric and neonatal units, including:

• 24-bed Pediatric Cardiac ICU.
• 24-bed Pediatric Medical ICU.
• 24-bed Pediatric Surgical ICU.
• 70-bed Level IV NICU.

Staffing typically includes 2–3 respiratory care practitioners in each PICU and 3–4 respiratory care practitioners in the NICU, depending on patient census.