Travel Respiratory Therapist - $2,981 per week - Tact Staff

Tact Staff is seeking a travel Respiratory Therapist for a travel job in San Diego, California.

• Specialty: Respiratory Therapist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Start Date: 10/28/2024
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

• ASAP starts ONLY
• 5 week contract ONLY
• NO RTO allowed

*Seeking strong pediatric ICU skill set; therapists who can jump in and work across at least two of the three ICUs including a Level IV NICU, Level I PICU, and/or the Cardiothoracic ICU*

Requirements:
• California RCP License in hand
• RRT national credential required; RRT-NPS preferred
• 1.5 years’ of recent pediatric ICU experience
• Experience with trachs and vents, suctioning and oxygen. No specialty or blood gases needed.
• BLS (AHA)
• PALS (AHA)
• NRP (AHA) - Must be Advanced; Essential no longer accepted. Must have in hand or registered for an Advanced class in which they will have in hand prior to start date.
• Flu shot required

Schedule Information:
• 3x12 or 4x12s Nights
• Weekend shifts per contract: 4 weekend shifts in 4 weeks

Patient Population:
Pediatric care from acute care on the floors, pulmonary floor (treating pts with asthma, bronchiolitis, cerebral palsy, developmental delay, cystic fibrosis, tracheostomy-ventilated support), trauma, Medical (treating pts with bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia), PICU (treating mostly intubated pts and therapies including specialty gases heliox/iNO), NICU and CTICU where heart transplants are performed. High acuity Level 4 NICU. High acuity patients on floors.

*Named one of the Top 10 Best Children's Hospitals in the Nation by U.S News & World Report*

Tact Medical Staffing Job ID #490424. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Therapist - Respiratory Therapist

Our nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level.

Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments. Our team is committed to providing our nurses and allied professionals with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide. Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you.

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