Travel Pediatric Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - NICU/PICU - $2,280 per week

LanceSoft is seeking a travel Pediatric Respiratory Therapist for a travel job in San Diego, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Pediatric Respiratory Therapist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Start Date: 12/08/2025
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

DECEMBER 8 START DATE
*PENDING LIC OK
*Traveler must be willing to work both holidays, including Eves

*MUST HAVE AT LEAST 1 YEAR EXPERIENCE IN A NICU LEVEL 4 / TRAUMA 1 FACILITY

*NO SCHEDULING REQUESTS ALLOWED, NO BLOCKED SCHEDULING. RADY MUST BE TRAVELER'S #1 POSITION. Traveler must not be working another job if they submit to Rady

Shift: 3x12 NIGHTS
Disciplines REQ: Seeking strong pediatric ICU skill set; therapists who can jump in and work across at least two of the three ICUs including a Level IV NICU, Level I PICU, and/or the Cardiothoracic ICU
Years of experience REQ: 1 year
First-timers accepted: Y
Weekend REQ:
• Weekend shifts per contract: 4 weekend shifts per 4-week period. It will be 2 full weekends in a 4-week schedule block. Scheduling blocks are 4 weeks long. They try to schedule staff and travelers every other weekend off, if possible, but not guaranteed.
• Day shift weekends are considered Saturdays and Sundays
• Night shift weekends are considered Fridays and Saturdays
National Certs: NBRC – RRT, BLS, PALS, NRP (AHA) - Must be Advanced; Essential no longer accepted. Must have in hand or registered for an Advanced class in which they will have in hand prior to start date.
BLS REQ: Y
Is on-call REQ? N
Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Y
Floating Req to Sister Facilities: N
Open to accommodating block schedule? N – no scheduling requests allowed
Locals accepted: N
Pending State License accepted: Y
RTO Restrictions: 6 days max
Guaranteed Hours: hours are guaranteed after the call off policy has been met

Special Requirements:
• California RCP License in hand
• RRT National cert NBRC
• 1 year of Trauma Level 1 experience/ NICU level 4 **can be at a mixed adult/peds facility, children’s hospital is preferred
• Experience with trachs and vents, suctioning, and oxygen. No specialty or blood gases needed.
• BLS (AHA)
• PALS (AHA)
• NRP (AHA) - Must be Advanced; Essential no longer accepted. Must have in hand or registered for an Advanced class in which they will have in hand prior to start date.
• Flu shot required

Patient Population:
Pediatric care from acute care on the floors, pulmonary floor (treating pts with asthma, bronchiolitis, cerebral palsy, developmental delay, cystic fibrosis, tracheostomy-ventilated support), trauma, Medical (treating pts with bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia), PICU (treating mostly intubated pts and therapies including specialty gases heliox/iNO), NICU and CTICU where heart transplants are performed. High acuity Level 4 NICU. High acuity patients on floors.

Hospital Highlights: Named one of the Top 10 Best Children's Hospitals in the Nation by U.S News & World Report, Magnet Recognized, Beacon Award Excellence, Teaching facility, Great Place To Work Certified, Level 1 trauma
Total Staffed Beds: 57
Scrub Color: Any color (but not black, ED is black)
Charting: Epic
Parking Cost: Free traveler parking

About LanceSoft

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits