Travel Respiratory Therapy Technician in Charlottesville, VA

Active Virginia Respiratory Therapist license required; candidates with a pending VA license may be considered provided a temporary license can be obtained before the start date — an active license in another state is required to be eligible for a temporary VA license. Schedule / Job Type Contract (13 or 26 weeks) | Nights | 4x12-Hour Shifts (19:00–07:00) | Onsite | Expected 36 or 48 hours/week | Every other weekend, every other holiday; must work 2 out of 3 winter holidays.

Job Title

Respiratory Therapist – Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics

Location

Charlottesville, VA | Acute Care (Children's Hospital)

Schedule / Job Type

Contract (13 or 26 weeks) | Nights | 4x12-Hour Shifts (19:00–07:00) | Onsite | Expected 36 or 48 hours/week | Every other weekend, every other holiday; must work 2 out of 3 winter holidays

Key Responsibilities

• Provide respiratory therapy services within a children's hospital setting, including care for NICU and PICU patient populations
• Perform neuro diagnostics functions as assigned within scope of practice
• Participate in a self-scheduling model; scheduling requests will be accommodated to the extent possible but a specific schedule cannot be guaranteed
• Float within scope of practice to other units as operationally needed
• Comply with all facility policies, including time-off limitations of a maximum of 40 hours of requested time off per 13-week contract period
• Complete specialty-specific orientation modules (up to 16 non-billable hours) as recorded in the facility's workforce management system

Required Qualifications

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification required
• BLS certification required
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification required
• Active Virginia Respiratory Therapist license required; candidates with a pending VA license may be considered provided a temporary license can be obtained before the start date — an active license in another state is required to be eligible for a temporary VA license
• Level 4 NICU experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Must live at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible (locals are not accepted for this unit)

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Cardiac PICU experience preferred
• Adult Critical Care Specialist (ACCS) certification preferred

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work within a specialized children's hospital environment serving complex NICU and PICU populations
• Flexible contract length options (13 or 26 weeks) with October start dates available