Travel NICU Respiratory Therapist - ECMO Specialist - $2,819 per week
American Traveler · Boston, MA · 1 mo ago
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We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Job: Travel Certified Respiratory Therapy - NICU (but we don't repeat title)
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Specialty: Certified Respiratory Therapy - NICU
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Start Date: 10/25/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, rotating
- Employment Type: Travel
- Assignment Overview: Shift: Rotating, 3x12hrs; Hours: 36 hrs/wk; Start Date: Oct 25, 2026; Length: 13 weeks; Openings: 2
- Description: American Traveler is seeking a Respiratory Therapist/ECMO Specialist for a NICU/Pediatric Critical Care position requiring 4+ years of ECMO experience and RRT or RRT-NPS certification.
- Details: Hybrid role combining Registered Respiratory Therapist and ECMO Specialist duties at a pediatric hospital; Provides general neonatal/pediatric respiratory critical care and operates ECMO systems on critically ill patients; May backfill as a Respiratory Therapist when ECMO assignments are unavailable; Works in NICU, Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatrics, and Emergency Department settings; 1:8 patient ratio; Epic EMR experience required; Day shift (3x12 hours, 7:00-19:30) or Night shift (3x12 hours, 19:00-7:30); Every third weekend required.
- Requirements: Minimum 4 years of experience as an ECMO Specialist operating ECMO equipment on patients required; RRT or RRT-NPS certification required; BLS and PALS certifications required; Valid MA Respiratory Therapist license required if applicable (pending license accepted, must obtain during booking); Trauma Level I and Level II experience required; Prior travel experience required; Teaching hospital experience preferred; Proficiency with centrifugal ECMO systems (not roller pump) required; Skilled in priming ECMO circuits, managing centrifugal ECMO pumps, and responding to circuit clots; Experience administering blood products and medications and drawing labs from ECMO circuit; Ventilator management skills including CPAP, BiPAP, high frequency jet ventilator, and high frequency oscillator; Experience with neonatal/pediatric equipment such as bubble CPAP, oscillating ventilator, and pressure/volume ventilator; Ability to respond to bedside emergencies in less than 10 minutes; CES-P and E-NPEC certifications preferred.
- Additional Information: Responsible for routine ECMO management and equipment operation; Performs circuit changes, priming, and troubleshooting of ECMO systems; Provides respiratory care for conditions including ARDS, RSV, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and respiratory distress syndrome; Assists with intubation, extubation, and airway management procedures; Supports patient transport including neonatal and inter-departmental transports; Participates in pulmonary hygiene, suctioning, and tracheostomy care; Candidates must live within 50 miles of the facility to qualify for travel rate; local candidates accepted at a lower rate; Two verified professional references required from two of the last three facilities worked, from different facilities.
- Pay package: based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.
- Benefits: American Traveler offers exceptional benefits, including premium medical, dental, vision and life insurance beginning day one of your assignment, generous 401(k) match, substantial housing stipends, and more. Additionally, with 24/7 support and access to our in-house clinicians, you are assured confidence and comfort throughout your assignment.
- About American Traveler: Over 25 years experience, reputation, etc. This is boilerplate? Might be considered company description; but we should keep? The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "About American Traveler" is not necessarily boilerplate but could be considered company description; but we might keep as "About the role"? Actually "About the role" heading is for role description. The "About American Traveler" is company info; maybe we can include under "About the role"? But we should not invent sections. The instruction: "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we can use those headings if content exists. We need to decide which sections have real specific content.
- About the role: Could include description of role, assignment overview, shift details, location, etc. That seems appropriate.
- Responsibilities: Could list duties: providing respiratory care, ECMO management, circuit changes, priming, troubleshooting, assisting intubation, transport, pulmonary hygiene, etc. Also includes responding to emergencies, etc.
- Requirements: Minimum 4 years ECMO experience, certifications, license, trauma level experience, prior travel, teaching hospital preferred, proficiency with centrifugal ECMO, skills list, ability to respond headings and
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- About the role: Could include description of role, assignment overview, shift details, location, etc. That seems appropriate.
- Responsibilities: Could list duties: providing respiratory care, ECMO management, circuit changes, priming, troubleshooting, assisting intubation, transport, pulmonary hygiene, etc. Also includes responding to emergencies, etc.
- Requirements: Minimum 4 years ECMO experience, certifications, license, trauma level experience, prior travel, teaching hospital preferred, proficiency with centrifugal ECMO, skills list, ability to respond headings and - for lists,
for prose.
We need to avoid duplicating lines. Ensure we preserve all substantive info.
Let's craft.
First, maybe a short intro paragraph for About the role: Could include location, start
for prose. We need to avoid duplicating lines. Ensure we preserve all substantive info. Let's craft. First, maybe a short intro paragraph for About the role: Could include location, start