Registered Respiratory Therapist NICU

Job description

Overview
Shifts Available: Nights ($3.00)
Employment Type: Full-time
Hours: 12-hour shifts – 6:45pm to 7:15am
Location: Southern Regional Medical Center – Riverdale, GA
We are seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist III, sometimes referred to as a Neonatal Registered Respiratory Therapist (NICU-RRTIII) or Neonatal Respiratory Care Practitioner (NICU-RCP). The Registered Respiratory Therapist III is an advanced-level respiratory care practitioner who specializes in treating critically ill newborns, often in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The Registered Respiratory Therapist role combines expert clinical skills, advanced respiratory interventions, and mentorship or leadership duties within the respiratory
Responsibilities
Neonatal Respiratory Care: Deliver advanced respiratory therapy and manage ventilator settings for premature and critically ill newborns, including interventions like mechanical ventilation, CPAP, and surfactant administration
• Emergency & Critical Intervention: Assist with neonatal resuscitation, intubation, and transport while working closely with NICU teams in high-risk, life-support situations
• Diagnostic Testing & Monitoring: Perform and interpret blood gas analysis and other diagnostics while continuously assessing and adjusting respiratory therapies based on clinical data
• Leadership & Mentoring: Act as a mentor and clinical resource for junior staff, precept new hires, and support the development of NICU respiratory protocols
• Collaboration & Documentation: Partner with NICU care teams to create personalized care plans and ensure accurate documentation of all respiratory treatments and patient responses

Qualifications
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
• Current State Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license required.
• Currently Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC).
• Neonatal/Pediatric Specialty (NPS) credential from the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certified from the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) upon hire and maintain current.
• Adult Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) from the AHA or ARC certification upon hire and maintain current.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) from the AHA certification upon hire and maintain current.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certificate from the AHA certification upon hire and maintain current.
• Associate Degree or Bachelor of Science degree preferred.
• Intubation experience preferred.
• Two (2) years of neonatal clinical experience preferred, proving neonatal respiratory care in an autonomous/expanded role in a level II or level III NICU

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Employment Status
Part Time > 59
Shift
Nights
Equal Employment Opportunity
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