Job Title
Respiratory Therapist
Location
Phoenix, AZ | Acute Care (Pediatric, Multi-Campus)
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | 3 x 12-Hour Shifts (36 hrs/week) | Days (0600–1830) and Nights (1830–0630) available | Onsite | Float assignment across multiple campuses
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate and administer routine and complex respiratory care procedures using a wide variety of techniques and equipment
- Ensure all care meets quality standards established by the department and regulatory agencies
- Provide safe, effective, and developmentally appropriate care to patients ranging from neonate to adolescent
- Maintain all clinical skills and knowledge necessary to support pediatric and neonatal patient populations
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives within the respiratory care department
- Float to different units and campuses as needed to support patient care and departmental operations
Required Qualifications
- Successful completion of an accredited Respiratory Therapist Program
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience as a licensed Respiratory Therapist
- Minimum of two (2) years of pediatric critical care experience
- Current, Active, Permanent State of Arizona Respiratory Care Practitioner License
- Current Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential from the NBRC
- Current BLS certification for Healthcare Providers (American Heart Association)
- Current PALS certification (American Heart Association)
- Advanced NRP certification
- Must be willing and able to float to different units and campuses as needed
- Flu vaccination required October through April; COVID-19 vaccination recommended but not required — unvaccinated candidates must sign Declination & Masking Protocol agreements and mask during the full respiratory virus season
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Critical Care and Emergency/Trauma experience strongly preferred
- Level III or Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) experience strongly preferred
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to work within a specialized pediatric environment serving a broad patient population from neonate to adolescent across multiple locations
- Gain diverse clinical exposure through a multi-campus float assignment supporting a high-acuity pediatric care system