Respiratory Therapist

Allied / Tech - Respiratory Therapist

Cross posting for job ID 3382524. Client offer but will be sent for clinical review. Can offer longer assignments through 01/02/2027. Days. Can offer 36 or 48 hours. Every other weekend, must work 2 out of the 3 winter holidays. Unit has a self scheduling model that manager will explain in call, does not guarantee desired schedule but will do best to accommodate. Must have level 4 NICU experience. Cardiac PICU experience preferred. Working the children's hospital. RRT cert, BLS and NRP required. Can submit with VA license pending provided can obtain temp before start, must have another state license in order to be eligible for temp. ACCS preferred.

Unit Details: Staffing & Scheduling: Scheduling Type: self. Patient Ratios: Days: - Patient Ratios Nights: - Patient Ratios Weekends: - Float Required: - Call Required: - Weekend Coverage: True. Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract: - Pre-Approved Time Off: - Orientation Hours: -. Facility & Patient Care Details: Patient Age Groups: Neonates, Adolescents, Infants, Pediatrics. Daily Census: Payroll. Number of Visits Per Day: - Number of Rooms: - Number of Beds: -. Additional Unit Information: Interdisciplinary Support: Respiratory Services. Patient Diagnoses: Children's Hospital Respiratory Therapist need to be competent in caring for patients in the NICU, PICU, high-risk deliveries, and acute care pediatrics. The RT should be comfortable working in a multidisciplinary team that requires strong communication and critical thinking skills. The RT will be required to work in all units of the Children's Hospital.

Special Procedures/Unit Details: UVA Health Children's provides primary and specialty care in more than 30 specialties throughout the commonwealth and beyond. Located within University Medical Center, UVA Health Children's includes 111 beds, a pediatric emergency department, a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for infants and a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for children younger than 18. UVA offers a complex congenital heart program that accepts patients with all types of congenital cardiac defects including transplants and ECMO. Special Equipment: Must be competent in the use of both the Bunnell Jet Ventilator and HFOV 3100A.