Respiratory Therapist - NICU/Peds

Respiratory Therapist - NICU/PEDS

● About Facility:

· 247 Licensed Beds

· Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center

· Level IV NICU

· Teaching Hospital

· Chest Pain Center

· Certified Stroke Center

· Radius rule: Traveler’s permanent address must be 50 miles outside of home unit

● Department Information:

· Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years Respiratory Therapy (Resource Team)

· Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes

● Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

· Will provide Respiratory care for all pediatric patients throughout facility (this is a children’s hospital only)

· Neonate – Pediatric age ranges

● Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance:

· BLS, PALS, ACLS, NRP

· RRT or CRT

· NC Licensure

● Skills required:

· 2 years Respiratory Therapy (Resource Team) combined  pediatric unit experience in the past 5 years (must’ve had  peds only assignments, not mixed age populations)

· Please specify in offer email if candidate has ED or ICU level of experience and how much.

· IPPV/NIPPV ventilator experience

· ED, PICU, Peds CVICU, Peds PCU, Gen Med Floors

● Support within the Department:

· Respiratory Leadership

● Technology/Equipment:

· EMR: EPIC (will need to test out of EPIC for faster onboarding)

· Department specific Equipment: ventilators (IPPV/NIPPV)

▪ Specific equipment to be discussed during interview with manager

● Floating:

· LCH RT's will not be floated to another facility due to the specialty and needs in that facility.

● Orientation (facility and unit) :

· 3 days of onboarding total for ED and general floor total

· If traveler has experience with multiple intensive care units, they will have one day in each unit they will be working

· All of this will include 2 days of computer, equipment, and walking the facility to get the lay of the land

● Scheduling:

· Weekend rotation: every other

· No call

· Holiday Expectations: Travelers will work 75% of holidays

· RTO: Can approve up to 6 days off, excluding holidays – must add time to the end of the contract if unable to meet contracted hours

· Shift times: 0645-1915/1845-0715

· Schedule cycle: every 6 weeks

● Other notes:

· Scrub Color: Royal blue

· Parking: Free