Job Title
Respiratory Therapist – Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics
Location
Charlottesville, VA | Acute Care (Children's Hospital)
Schedule / Job Type
Contract (13 or 26 weeks) | Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts (19:00–07:00) | Expected 36 or 48 hours/week | Every other weekend, every other holiday; must work 2 of 3 winter holidays | Unit operates a self-scheduling model; every effort will be made to accommodate scheduling preferences
Key Responsibilities
- Provide respiratory therapy services within a children's hospital setting, including NICU and PICU populations
- Deliver age-appropriate respiratory care to neonatal and pediatric patients requiring advanced support
- Participate in self-scheduling within unit guidelines while meeting required weekend and holiday coverage obligations
- Float within scope of practice to other units as needed per facility policy
- Complete specialty-specific orientation modules as required during onboarding
Required Qualifications
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification required
- BLS certification required
- NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification required
- Active Virginia Respiratory Therapist license required; pending licenses accepted provided a temporary license can be obtained before the Wednesday prior to start date — candidate must hold an active license in another state to be eligible for a temporary Virginia license
- Minimum Level 4 NICU experience required
- Epic EMR experience required
- Maximum of 40 hours of requested time off per 13-week contract; all RTO must be disclosed at time of submission
- Any pre-start time off between sign date and start date must be disclosed upfront so an appropriate start date can be arranged
- Nursys verification required at submission
- References required
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 neonatal and pediatric populations
- Flexible contract length options (13 or 26 weeks) with October start dates available