Location: Anchorage, AK

Start Date: 2025-10-14T03:40:54.000Z

End Date: 13 or 26 weeks from start date

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Night shifts

Hours per Week: 36 hrs per week (3x12 schedule; guaranteed 60 hours per 2 weeks)

Candidate Pay Rate: Competitive pay based on experience, exact rate provided upon application

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate, high-quality respiratory care to neonatal, pediatric and adult patients in ICU settings
• Manage advanced ventilator therapies including Draeger, Servo-I, Puritan Bennett, 3100A/3100B and jet ventilators
• Perform ventilator management and weaning, troubleshoot high pressure alarms and optimize ventilator settings
• Deliver noninvasive support such as BiPAP, CPAP, HFNC and high frequency ventilation when indicated
• Administer specialty therapies including nitric oxide and Flolan nebulizer therapy safely and effectively
• Interpret arterial blood gases and adjust respiratory plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team
• Provide neonatal procedures such as umbilical blood gases and assist in high-risk deliveries when needed
• Chart accurately in Epic and communicate clearly with physicians, nurses and families

Qualifications

• Valid CRT/Respiratory Therapist credential required (CRT) and current BLS
• NRBC certification required
• Minimum 2 years recent Level 3 or 4 NICU or PICU experience required; strong PICU exposure acceptable
• Preferred certifications: ACLS, NRP, PALS, RRT
• Ability to float within scope to meet facility needs and work assigned weekends
• Must be located at least 50 miles from the facility (no local candidates per req)
• COVID-19 vaccine not required by facility; flu vaccine policy unknown

Education

• Associate's degree in Respiratory Therapy or equivalent
• Completion of an accredited respiratory therapy program; registry/credentialing strongly preferred

Knowledge & Skills

• Ventilator management: Draeger, Servo-I, Puritan Bennett, 3100A/3100B, jet ventilators
• High frequency jet ventilation and high frequency oscillator experience
• Noninvasive ventilation: BiPAP, CPAP, HFNC and other NIV modalities
• Specialty therapies: inhaled nitric oxide, Flolan nebulizer administration
• Troubleshooting high pressure alarms and ventilator alarms quickly and safely
• Neonatal/pediatric skills: umbilical blood gases, neonatal ventilator care, high-risk delivery assistance
• Medication and aerosol delivery systems including MDI, nebulizers and specialized inhaled meds
• Strong ABG interpretation and clinical decision-making in critical care settings
• Charting proficiency in Epic and effective interdisciplinary communication

Benefits

• Competitive weekly pay that rewards your expertise
• Generous travel assignment perks and support while on contract
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement to keep your credentials current
• Paid time off options so you can recharge between shifts
• Free parking at the facility
• Access to a collaborative, magnet-hospital team that values your contributions
• Referral bonus program for bringing great clinicians aboard
• Support for onboarding with Epic charting and site orientation

Travel Perks: Explore Anchorage, AK

Explore Anchorage between shifts: stroll or bike the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, visit the Anchorage Museum and the Alaska Native Heritage Center, try local seafood and craft breweries, take day trips to the scenic Kenai Peninsula for fishing and glacier views, chase the northern lights in season, or enjoy hiking and wildlife viewing in Chugach State Park. Plenty of outdoor adventures and Alaskan culture to recharge on your days off.

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