Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist

San Diego, California

Salary Details: $2580.00 a week

Rady Childrens Hospital
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    Certification Details
  • BLS
  • PALS
  • NRP
    Job Details
  • Position/Specialty: RRT
  • Start date: ASAP
  • Shift: 3x12 or 4x12 days
  • Disciplines REQ: Seeking strong pediatric ICU skill set; therapists who can jump in and work across at least two of the three ICUs including a Level IV NICU, Level I PICU, and/or the Cardiothoracic ICU
  • Years of experience REQ: will consider 1 year at a children's hospital if they are a more experienced RRT, otherwise 1.5 years in a children's hospital is preferred
  • First-timers accepted: Y
  • Weekend REQ: 4 weekend shifts per 4-week period. It will be 2 full weekends in a 4-week schedule block. They try to schedule staff and travelers every other weekend off, if possible, but not guaranteed.
  • National Certs: BLS, PALS, NRP (AHA) - Must be Advanced; Essential no longer accepted. Must have in hand or registered for an Advanced class in which they will have in hand prior to start date.
    Job Requirements
  • California RCP License in hand
  • RRT national credential required; RRT-NPS preferred
  • Experience with trachs and vents, suctioning, and oxygen. No specialty or blood gases needed.
  • BLS (AHA)
  • PALS (AHA)
  • NRP (AHA) - Must be Advanced; Essential no longer accepted. Must have in hand or registered for an Advanced class in which they will have in hand prior to start date.
  • Flu shot required
    Schedule Information
  • Weekend shifts per contract: 4 weekend shifts per 4-week period. It will be 2 full weekends in a 4-week schedule block.
  • Scheduling blocks are 4 weeks long. They try to schedule staff and travelers every other weekend off, if possible, but not guaranteed.
    Unit Specific Information
  • Pediatric care from acute care on the floors, pulmonary floor (treating pts with asthma, bronchiolitis, cerebral palsy, developmental delay, cystic fibrosis, tracheostomy-ventilated support), trauma, Medical (treating pts with bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia), PICU (treating mostly intubated pts and therapies including specialty gases heliox/iNO), NICU and CTICU where heart transplants are performed. High acuity Level 4 NICU. High acuity patients on floors.
    Additional Details
  • Government Issued Photo ID required.
  • Required for all.
  • Candidate must complete prior to start.
Date Posted: 22 January 2025
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