Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist - $2,486 per week

Company: University of New Mexico Hospital
Location: Albuquerque
Posted on: October 24, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• NM License
• RRT
• BLS
• ACLS
• NRP
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM)
• Certification for Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure (NRP)
• Various other certifications outlined in the additional information pertaining to certifications
  • Job Details
  • 36 or 48 hours guaranteed per week (48 hours preferred)
  • Contract length: 13-26 weeks
  • NM license can pend at time of submission
  • Float to Adult units as needed
  • No locals within 75 miles
  • COVID vaccination required - religious and medical exemptions accepted with completion of COVID exemption form
  • Position / Specialty: RRT NICU
  • Avg Daily Census: 6-10 vents
  • Years of experience REQ: 2 years
  • First-timers accepted: Yes
  • Weekend REQ: Weekends required as needed by the unit
  • Certs REQ: NM License, RRT, BLS, ACLS, NRP
  • Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Yes
  • Open to accommodating block schedule? No
  • Locals accepted: No
  • Pending License accepted: Yes
  • RTO Restrictions: Greater than 7 days needs approval
  • Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week, facility is allowed to call off 3x throughout a 13-week assignment
  • Skills required: NICU, Pediatric Critical Care, Endotracheal tube/suctioning, extubation, nasal airway placement/suctioning, oral airway placement, oropharyngeal suctioning, sputum specimen collection, tracheostomy suctioning, Pulmonary toileting, ABG interpretation
  • Special Requirements: Trauma Level I experience required
  • Hospital Highlights: Type of Facility: Level I Trauma, Teaching, Children's Hospital, Short term, acute care
  • Total Staffed Beds: 554
  • Scrub Color: Royal Blue
  • Charting: Cerner
  • Parking Cost: No Fee
  • 48 hour contracts - OT starts after 48 hours
  • 36 or 40 hour contracts - OT starts after 40 hours
    • Job Requirements
    • NM License
    • RRT Certification
    • BLS Certification
    • ACLS Certification
    • NRP Certification
    • 2 years of experience in NICU
    • Weekend work as required by the unit
    • Travelers are expected to work no more than 3 weekends in a row to accommodate unit needs
    • Ability to float to RRT Adults unit as needed
    • Service of 36 to 48 hours per week guaranteed with the understanding that the facility may call off 3 times throughout a 13-week assignment
    • Competency in NICU-related skills such as endotracheal tube/suctioning and tracheostomy suctioning
    • Trauma Level I experience required
      • Schedule Information
      • 36 or 48 hours guaranteed per week (48 hours preferred)
      • Weekends required as needed by the unit
      • Clinician may be called off up to 3 times during a 13-week assignment
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Position / Specialty: RRT NICU
        • Avg Daily Census: 6-10 vents
        • Years of experience REQ: 2 years
          • Additional Details
          • A valid non-local driver's license is required
          • Identification cards are not accepted
          • Candidates must provide a letter if required, stating their methods of commuting for approval
          • The location is not near public transportation

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