Job Description
Job Title
Respiratory Therapist – Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics
Location
New Brunswick, NJ | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts (19:00–07:30) | Every Other Weekend (Friday/Saturday)
Key Responsibilities
- Perform blood gas collection, ventilator initiation and management, BiPAP initiation and management, and high-flow therapy initiation and management
- Respond to codes and participate in in-house patient transport
- Administer medications and perform chest physiotherapy (Chest PT)
- Float between PICU, Emergency Department, and Adult Critical Care units based on skill set and hospital needs
- Operate required equipment including Servo-I, Servo-U, and V60 BiPAP
- Document and chart using EPIC; complete required non-billable modules prior to start and annually
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 1.5 years of Respiratory Therapist experience
- Active New Jersey or Compact license required
- BLS certification required
- NBRC certification required
- All requested time off must be submitted at the time of submittal and approved prior to offer
- Local candidates are accepted
Preferred Experience / Skills
- PICU and/or NICU experience highly preferred
- ACLS, PALS, and NRP certifications preferred; may be obtained onsite
- Experience with adult and pediatric patient populations
- First-time travelers are welcome to apply
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to work across multiple high-acuity units including PICU, Emergency Department, and Adult Critical Care, providing broad clinical exposure
- First-time travelers are encouraged to apply, making this an excellent opportunity to launch a travel career in a dynamic acute care environment
Numbers & Facts
| Location | New Brunswick, NJ |
Skills
Acute Careunmatched
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)unmatched
Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
Blood Bankunmatched
Critical Careunmatched
Emergency Careunmatched
Hospitalunmatched
Medication Administrationunmatched
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)unmatched
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)unmatched
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)unmatched
Pediatricsunmatched
Physical Therapyunmatched
Respiratory Medicineunmatched
Respiratory Therapyunmatched
Servomechanismunmatched
Ventilatorunmatched
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