Job Title
Respiratory Therapist
Location
Gilbert, AZ | Pediatric Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Nights (18:30–06:30) | 3×12-hour shifts | Expected 36 hours/week
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate and administer respiratory care, including routine and complex procedures, using a wide variety of techniques and equipment across patient populations from neonate to adolescent
- Provide safe, effective, and developmentally appropriate care in specialty areas including NICU (Level III/IV), PICU, MedSurg-ICU, and Emergency/Trauma
- Operate and manage advanced equipment including Jet Ventilators; provide care in Labor and Delivery settings
- Deliver specialized care for micro preemies (extremely premature infants born before 28 weeks gestation)
- Float to all areas throughout the facility (PICU, MedSurg-ICU, ED) as needed to support patient care and departmental operations
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives and ensure care meets hospital, departmental, and regulatory quality standards
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
- Level III or Level IV NICU, Jet Ventilator, and Labor and Delivery experience
- Experience with micro preemies (extremely premature infants born before 28 weeks gestation)
- 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 from the American Heart Association
- Current PALS certification from the American Heart Association
- Current Advanced NRP certification
- Must be willing and able to float to all areas throughout the facility as needed
- COVID-19 vaccination recommended; flu vaccination required October through April (exemption process available)
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Critical Care and Emergency/Trauma experience strongly preferred
- Experience working across multiple hospital campuses or large health system environments
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to work within a highly specialized pediatric environment serving a diverse patient population from neonates through adolescents
- Gain experience across multiple care settings within a prominent pediatric health system in the East Valley and greater Phoenix area