Respiratory Unit - Respiratory Therapist - $2560 per week.

Trusted is seeking an experienced allied health professional for this exciting travel assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel experience by enabling clinicians to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses and allied health professionals across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Experience:

• 4 years of experience with 3 months within the last 12 months.

• Travel experience is required.

• Experience with Epic is required.

• Trauma Level 2 experience is required.

Requirements:

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

• This role will require floating to multiple units

• Local & travel allowed. Candidates living <50 miles from facility will be processed as local.

• COVID vaccination required after submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• Flu vaccination required for submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• Anyone currently working at this facility cannot be submitted.

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: Neonatal/pediatric ECMO specialist experience, including operating ECMO equipment on patients, is required. Experience priming ECMO circuits is required. Bedside pump operation and ECMO circuit assembly are required. You must respond in less than 10 min and be able to manage a CentriMag and Mag pumps. You must be able to administer blood products and medications, draw labs from the circuit, travel with patients, provide in-room support, and change out ECMO circuits. You must understand and respond to clots. You must be familiar with centrifugal ECMO, not roller pumps.

Preferred Skills/Experience: Previous Charge Experience: Preferred Teaching hospital experience is preferred.

Special Requests: You must be able to complete labs within 48 hours of signing.

Unit Details: The assignment combines Registered Respiratory Therapist and ECMO Specialist duties and provides general neonatal/pediatric respiratory critical care for critically ill patients. Patient population includes neonates, infants, children, adolescents, and adults. The patient population includes congenital heart defects, RDS, PPHN/MAS, ARDS, reactive airways disease, restrictive lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, trach/vent dependence, pulmonary interstitial emphysema, air-leak syndromes, general surgery, cardiac surgery, airway surgery, neurosurgery, and organ transplant.

Shift & Scheduling: Day shifts are 7:00-19:30, and night shifts are 19:00-7:30. Every third weekend required.

Floating Requirements: RT/ECMO Specialists will backfill as Respiratory Therapists when no ECMO assignment is available and provide respiratory care in the Medical ICU, Intermediate Care, Neonatal ICU, Cardiac ICU, Medical/Surgical ICU, and Emergency Department.

14 days maximum time off

2 Charge/Lead/Supervisor references required

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• RRT (Registered Respiratory Therapist) or the alternative certification RRT-NPS

• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)

• Skills Checklist: Yes
• References: Yes
• Certifications: Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Registered Respiratory Therapist, Basic Life Support

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: 1/6
• Shift Type: Variable
• Contract Date: 2027-01-03
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 3