Registered Respiratory Therapist - Pediatric
Detroit, MI
Cross Country Allied
5x8 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Respiratory Therapist Registered, Pediatric Specialty. The Respiratory Therapist provides life-support, resuscitation, monitoring, medical gas therapy, and invasive and non-invasive diagnostic procedures for patients in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and general practice units. The role also includes comprehensive patient documentation, clinical collaboration, and direction of respiratory therapy personnel, orients, externs, and students as assigned.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Associate of Science degree from an accredited respiratory therapist program; Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification and registration with the National Board of Respiratory Care; current Respiratory Therapist license in the State of Michigan; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA); at least two years of recent Respiratory Therapist experience in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or floor setting; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) experience; Electronic medical record experience with EPIC; arterial blood gas (ABG) competency; Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) credentials are not accepted.
• Preferred Qualifications: Bachelors degree in Respiratory Therapy; pediatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience; additional experience with Puritan 980, Hamilton Transport, or Servo-U equipment.
• Schedule: Night shift, 7:00 p.m.7:00 a.m., with 8 scheduled shift hours and a minimum of 40 hours per week.
• Additional Information: Provides respiratory therapy services under general supervision, including life-support interventions, resuscitation, patient monitoring, medical gas therapy, and diagnostic procedures. Maintains clinical expertise across assigned units, communicates patient care needs effectively, documents patient care accurately, and supervises, directs, and delegates to respiratory therapy personnel, orients, externs, and students as assigned.

Benefits

• The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits