Pediatric Respiratory Unit - Respiratory Therapist

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Experience:

• 24 months of experience with 3 months worked in the last 12 months.

• 24 months of Pediatric Respiratory Unit experience with 12 months worked in the last 3 years.

• Experience with Epic is preferred.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a license (required after submission).

• This role may require floating to additional units and locations

• Local & travel allowed. Candidates living <80 miles from facility will be processed as local.

• 6 months gap required between for Staff at Program: Medical Solutions Plus Program - Sanford Health and no current placement allowed at Program: Medical Solutions Plus Program - Sanford Health.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Required Skills/Experience: Min 2 years recent respiratory therapist experience. 2 years minimum experience specialized in NICU, PICU and minimum adult GF experience. Our first choice would be NICU and PICU experienced therapist but would consider NICU or PICU with adult experience. Candidate must have level 4 NICU experience including high frequency ventilation (Jet & HFOV), nitric oxide, high-risk deliveries, and gestational ages 22 weeks and above. Must indicate ventilator experience down to micro preemies in a level 4 NICU.

Special Requests: Each employment history entry must include detailed duties, hospital size, unit size, trauma level if applicable, patient ratio, and whether the facility is a teaching facility. Any employment gaps greater than 30 days must be explained. At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you’re applying to. Must take full 6 months off from any Sanford Health, Good Samaritan Society, or Marshfield Clinic Health System location before submission. Must disclose previous employment on your resume or elsewhere within the submission for a DNU check.

Unit Details: Scope of work includes assessment, therapeutic intervention, and education for patients with cardiopulmonary disorders or associated complications. Respiratory Therapy assessments/protocols, arterial punctures and blood gas analysis, ventilator and NIV therapy management, medication delivery, airway clearance, assist with intubations, tracheostomy changes and decannulation, extubations, emergency response teams, ICU rounds, patient intrahospital transport, and high-risk deliveries. Uses Omnicell medication cabinet, Hamilton G5 & C1, V60, Airvo, Blender High Flow Set-Ups, Philips CoughAssist, Synclara Cough Device, Volara, Vest, IPV, ResMed AutoPAPs, Radiometer ABL90 Flex, EPOC POC device, Aerogen, Nitric Oxide, 3100 A & B HFOV, Braun Syringe Pump, home vents (Trilogy, Astral and Vivo), Bunnell HFJV, Infant Flow SiPAP, Bubble CPAP, Sentec TCM, NeoPuff, and Zebra mobile phones. Will not work alone; each shift has a charge RT in adult and children’s, with 6-14 other RTs on a typical shift at the SMCF campus. NICU works with 2-4 NICU RTs per shift. Peds/PICU has 1-3 Pediatric RTs per shift.

Shift & Scheduling: 12 hours day/night rotate with every other weekend. Rotating shifts, every other weekend, holidays with 8- & 12-hour shifts. Will consider weekend or straight night status. Opportunity to pick up extra shifts.

Floating Requirements: Inpatient respiratory therapy care at SMCF. If interested, candidate can train to BDWY or SU campus if there are needs.

7 days maximum time off

1 Charge/Lead reference required from within the last 12 months

1 reference required from within the last 3 years

Driver’s license required for submission

Certifications:

• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program – 8th Edition)

• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

• RRT (Registered Respiratory Therapist) or the alternative certification CRT

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• Skills Checklist: Yes
• References: Yes
• Certifications: Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Registered Respiratory Therapist, Neonatal Resuscitation Program – 8th Edition, Basic Life Support

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: – –
• Shift Type: Variable
• Contract Date: 2026-07-06
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 3