Description

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with prior travel experience for a hybrid RRT/ECMO Specialist role in a pediatric ICU at a children's hospital in Boston, MA.

Details

• Work in a Pediatric ICU (PICU) at a children's hospital in Boston, MA
• Hybrid role combining Registered Respiratory Therapist and ECMO Specialist responsibilities
• Neonatal and pediatric critical care patient population
• Day shift: 3x12-hour shifts, 7:00–19:30; Night shift: 3x12-hour shifts, 19:00–7:30
• Every third weekend required
• 13-week contract

Requirements

• Active RRT or RRT-NPS credential required
• Valid Massachusetts Respiratory Therapist license required if applicable
• Current BLS and PALS certifications required
• Preferred certifications: CES-P and E-NPEC
• Experience with centrifugal ECMO systems required (roller pump experience is not sufficient)
• Prior travel assignment experience required

Additional Information

• Responsible for general neonatal and pediatric respiratory critical care, including ventilator management and routine respiratory therapy duties when not assigned to ECMO
• ECMO responsibilities include bedside pump management, circuit assembly and priming, circuit changes, centrifugal (CentriMag/Mag pump) ECMO operation, and responding to circuit emergencies such as clots within 10 minutes
• Additional ECMO duties include administering blood products and medications, drawing labs from the circuit, and transporting patients on ECMO support
• When no ECMO assignment is available, candidates will backfill in the respiratory therapist role