Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics - RRT-NICU

NICU/ PICU RT PALS+NRP Req/Local + 1st Timer OK/NICU Req

Experience Required: 1+ years experience in a level 3 or higher NICU (or 1+ yr PICU)

Accept 1st Time Travelers: Yes

Locals Accepted: Yes. Local rate # less for candidates residing within 50 miles of their work location.

Shift: 7:00 PM 7:30 AM

Weekend Requirement: Every Other

Holiday Requirement: Every Other

On Call Requirement: None

Charting: Epic preferred

RTO, Block & Scheduling Requests: All requests must be included at the time of submission; requests received after submission will not be accepted. Block scheduling cannot be accommodated.

Pennsylvania Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) License required

Required Certifications: RRT; BLS; NRP required; *PALS preferred

Unit 40-bed NICU

Floating: Traveler will work in both neonatal and pediatrics, depending on need of facility

Scrubs: Provided

Required Skills: Bubble CPAP; CPAP/Nasal CPAP/BIPAP; Extubation; Intubation Assist

Planned time off must not interfere with completing all required pre-start compliance before the scheduled start date. PA Fingerprints required (refer to submittal instructions)

Hospital Highlights: Lehigh Valley HospitalCedar Crest is a 729-bed academic teaching hospital in Allentown and the flagship hospital of Lehigh Valley Health. The 40-bed Level IV NICU is the region's only Level IV NICU, providing the highest level of neonatal intensive care with on-site neonatal surgery and 24/7 neonatology coverage for critically ill and extremely premature infants. Lehigh Valley Health is part of Jefferson Health, one of the nation's largest academic health systems, serving patients across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.