NICU Respiratory Therapist

Who you'd be caring for

Premature and critically ill neonates — conventional and high-frequency ventilation, surfactant, delivery attendance.

What the shift actually looks like

Conventional and high-frequency ventilation on neonates, surfactant administration, and delivery attendance at short notice. Margins are measured in millilitres.

What you need to hold

Typically required

RRT with RRT-NPS; NRP; STABLE

Typical assignment

Typically 1:4 to 1:8 depending on level

What to ask before you accept

NICU level, high-frequency and nitric oxide use, delivery attendance, and therapist-to-patient load.

We put those questions to the facility at intake so you get a straight answer before you commit, not after your first shift.

Why this role is in demand

NPS is effectively mandatory for Level III and IV units and roughly a third of applicants who apply do not hold it. For you, that is leverage — the narrower the skill set, the smaller the pool you are competing against and the better the assignments you get offered.

Travel, per diem or permanent?

Travel and local contract suit respiratory well because winter volume is predictable and contracts booked ahead pay better than scrambles in January. Per diem works if you want control over your calendar. Permanent if you want to build depth in one department.

Working with us

We tell you the rate, the unit and the shift pattern before you commit, and we ask permission before every single submittal — you will never find out you were put forward somewhere after the fact. One recruiter handles you from the first call through to your last shift.

Placement is always free to you. Our fee is paid by the facility. Join the network and we will only call you when something genuinely fits.