Description:
Travel Respiratory Therapist – RRT PICU | Charlotte, NC | 3x12 Nights | $2,161/Week
PICU | NICU | Pediatric Critical Care
Brandon Boughton
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Heartline Staffing, in partnership with Purple Cow Recruiting, is seeking an experienced Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) for a 13-week travel assignment in a high-acuity Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) environment in Charlotte, North Carolina.
This role supports critically ill neonatal and pediatric patients across multiple high-acuity units requiring advanced respiratory care and equipment management.
POSITION OVERVIEW
This assignment is ideal for experienced RRTs with strong PICU and NICU backgrounds who are comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-acuity pediatric environment with complex respiratory cases.
ASSIGNMENT DETAILS
- 13-week contract
- 3x12 Night shifts
- 18:45–07:15
- 36 hours per week
- Every third weekend required
- Call may be required based on unit workload
- Floating required across PICU, NICU, Pediatric ED, and Pediatric floor
- Block scheduling not permitted
COMPENSATION
- Gross: $2,161 per week
- W2: $19.00 per hour
- Tax-Free Stipend: $1,477 per week
CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage ventilators and advanced respiratory support equipment
- Perform airway management and suctioning
- Administer respiratory medications and therapies
- Interpret ABGs and adjust treatment plans accordingly
- Provide care across neonatal and pediatric critical care environments
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary pediatric care teams
- Document care in Epic EMR
UNIT OVERVIEW
- 70+ bed NICU
- 10 bed PICU
- 32 bed Pediatric floor
- 14 bed Pediatric ED
- 50–60 percent of cases involve NICU and PICU
- Epic charting system
- Pyxis medication system
- 36 hours of unit orientation
SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT
- Servo-I and Servo-N ventilators
- HOFV-3100 A and B
- Hamilton T1
- Airvo heated HFNC
- BCPAP systems with multiple interfaces
- Nitric oxide systems
- Metaneb and Smart Vest
- Heliox and bronchoscopy equipment
Requirements:
- Active North Carolina Respiratory Therapist license or Compact license required (must be in hand by start date; pending acceptable for submission)
- Active RRT credentials required
- BLS, NRP, and PALS required
- Minimum 5 years of experience required
- Strong PICU and NICU experience required
- Experienced traveler preferred; strong first-time travelers considered
- Experience in Emergency Department, NICU, Pediatric Critical Care, and Pediatrics required
- Proficiency in airway management, ventilators, neonatal and pediatric equipment
- Medication administration experience required (Albuterol, Atrovent, Flovent, Nitric Oxide, Pulmicort, Racemic epinephrine, Terbutaline, Tobramycin, Xopenex)
- ABG interpretation required
- Epic EMR experience required
- Floating required across pediatric units
- Call may be required
- Must adhere to strict scheduling and RTO policies
Important Notes:
- RTO after booking is not allowed
- Maximum of 7 days auto-approved if not on a holiday
- No RTO during first week due to orientation
- Must work 2 of 3 major holidays if applicable
- Fatigue policy enforced (no more than 5 consecutive days or 60 hours per week)
- Flu vaccine required (medical or religious exemptions only)
- Local radius rule applies under 50 miles
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