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Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: May 18, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is seeking a Respiratory Therapist with pediatric critical care experience for a 13-week night shift travel assignment at a children's hospital Level II trauma center.
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Pediatric respiratory therapy unit at a Level II trauma center with a Level IV NICU and 153 total beds
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Patient population includes pediatric patients ages 1 week to 18 years, including a moderate-sized Cystic Fibrosis population, chronic trach/vent patients, and cardiac surgery patients
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Cardiac program serves patients who have undergone open-heart procedures ranging from PDA repair to TOF repair
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Active ECMO program with use of specialized gases including Nitric Oxide and Heliox
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Procedures include critical care ventilator management, NIV (CPAP/BiPAP/HHFNC), ABG via GEM analyzer, and delivery of respiratory medications and therapeutic interventions
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EMR: Epic (required)
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12-hour night shifts, 1900–0730
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36 hours per week
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Every other weekend rotation required
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Floating to ER, MedSurg, Oncology, and PICU
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No on-call required
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Current certifications: BLS, PALS, and RRT
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WA state Respiratory Therapist license required (must be in hand or have proof of application submitted 6+ weeks prior)
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License required if applicable
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Minimum 1 year of PICU experience within the last 5 years
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Experience with respiratory disease management in the pediatric population
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Epic EMR experience required
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First-time travelers will not be considered for this position
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Two supervisor-level references required (Charge Nurse, Manager, Director, or above); one reference may be submitted initially with a second required prior to start
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Preference given to candidates with 1+ year of experience in a Pediatric Cardiac ICU
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Scrubs of any color are acceptable; maroon and spice/burnt orange tones are not permitted
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Candidate interviews conducted via SimpliFi Clinical Interviewing with final approval by the unit
