Travel Respiratory Therapist - NICU/Pediatrics - $2,329 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel Registered Respiratory Therapist for a travel job in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Start Date: 08/17/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 17, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Respiratory Therapist for a NICU/Pediatrics night shift position at a children's hospital, requiring 2+ years of pediatric Respiratory Therapy experience and RRT/CRT certification.

Details

• Children's hospital setting providing respiratory care to neonatal and pediatric patients throughout the facility
• Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and Level IV NICU
• Teaching hospital with 247 licensed beds
• Certified Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center
• Patient population spans neonate through pediatric age ranges
• Coverage includes ED, PICU, Peds CVICU, Peds PCU, and General Medicine floors
• Uses IPPV/NIPPV ventilators
• EMR: EPIC (candidates may test out of EPIC training for faster onboarding)
• 12-hour night shift schedule (1900-0700 or similar 0645-1915/1845-0715 rotation)
• 36 standard hours per week on a 6-week schedule cycle
• Weekend rotation required every other weekend
• No on-call requirements
• No floating to other facilities due to specialty unit needs

Requirements

• RRT or CRT certification
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP certifications required
• NC licensure required if applicable
• Minimum 2 years of Respiratory Therapy experience on a Resource Team
• Must have combined pediatric unit experience within the past 5 years, with peds-only assignments (not mixed age populations)
• IPPV/NIPPV ventilator experience required
• ED or ICU level experience should be specified if applicable
• Minimum 1 professional reference dated within the last year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN
• Last 4 digits of SSN and full date of birth required for consideration
• First-time travelers will be considered

Additional Information

• Provide respiratory care services to neonatal and pediatric patients across multiple units within the facility
• Supported by Respiratory Leadership team
• Onboarding includes 3 days total, with 2 days for computer/equipment orientation and facility walkthrough for ED and general floor assignments
• Additional one day of unit-specific orientation provided for each intensive care unit if traveler has multi-unit ICU experience
• Holiday coverage requires working 75% of holidays
• Up to 6 days of RTO may be approved, excluding holidays; unmet contracted hours must be added to the end of the contract
• Scrub color: Royal blue
• Free parking available
• Radius rule requires permanent address to be 50 miles outside of the home unit; local candidates not accepted
• Returning employees must be separated from any AHSE facility for at least 1 year after working a permanent position
• Clinical interview with manager required as final step in hiring process

American Traveler Job ID #P-736053. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel Respiratory Therapist - NICU RT

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