NICU Respiratory Therapist

Vetted Solutions; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Vetted Solutions is seeking a Pediatric NICU Respiratory Therapist to provide bedside respiratory care for newborns and children in a hospital NICU and pediatric setting. The role involves monitoring respiratory status, managing ventilators, delivering therapies, and coordinating with nurses and physicians.

You will follow clinical protocols and regulatory standards, work as part of an interprofessional team, and remain committed to high-quality, family-centered care.

Qualifications

• Neonatal and pediatric respiratory assessment and bedside care.
• Ventilator management and emergency procedures knowledge.
• Ability to work effectively in an interprofessional care team.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patients' respiratory status and respond to changes in clinical condition.
• Manage ventilators and other respiratory equipment
• Deliver respiratory therapies and perform emergency respiratory interventions as needed
• Collaborate with nurses and physicians to support safe, family-centered care
• Follow clinical protocols and applicable regulatory standards

Skills

Neonatal respiratory assessment

Pediatric respiratory therapy

Ventilator management

Interprofessional teamwork

Protocol-driven care

Tools

Ventilators

Monitoring equipment

Emergency procedures

Job description

Pediatric NICU Respiratory Therapist provides bedside respiratory care for newborns and children in a hospital NICU and pediatric setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor patients' respiratory status and respond to changes in clinical condition
• Manage ventilators and other respiratory equipment
• Deliver respiratory therapies and perform emergency respiratory interventions as needed
• Collaborate with nurses and physicians to support safe, family-centered care
• Follow clinical protocols and applicable regulatory standards

Qualifications & Skills

• Competence in neonatal and pediatric respiratory assessment and bedside care
• Strong knowledge of respiratory therapy modalities, ventilator management, and emergency procedures
• Ability to work effectively as part of an interprofessional care team
• Commitment to protocol-driven, high-quality, patient-focused care