Travel Respiratory Therapist - NICU RT

Travel Respiratory Therapist - NICU RT

American Traveler

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Position status: On Hold

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-10-19

$2,353.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Respiratory Therapist for a Level IV NICU/Peds position at a children's hospital, requiring RRT/CRT and 2+ years of pediatric-only respiratory therapy experience.

Details

Children's hospital setting with 247 licensed beds, Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, and Level IV NICU

Teaching hospital with Chest Pain Center and Certified Stroke Center designations

Provides respiratory care for pediatric patients throughout the facility, covering neonate to pediatric age ranges

Areas of care include ED, PICU, Peds CVICU, Peds PCU, and general medical floors

Uses IPPV/NIPPV ventilators

EPIC EMR experience preferred; testing out of EPIC available for faster onboarding

12-hour night shift schedule, 1900-0700, 36 hours per week

Weekend rotation every other weekend

No call requirements

No floating to other facilities due to specialty needs

Requirements

• RRT or CRT certification required
• NC state license required if applicable
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP certifications required
• Minimum 2 years Respiratory Therapy experience on a Resource Team with combined pediatric unit experience in the past 5 years
• Experience must be from peds-only assignments, not mixed age populations
• IPPV/NIPPV ventilator experience required
• Last 4 digits of SSN and full DOB required for consideration
• Minimum 1 professional reference dated within the past year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN