NICU Transport RRT

Memorial Health University Medical Center; Bluffton (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Education support

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Job summary

Memorial Health University Medical Center is seeking experienced Respiratory Therapists to join our NICU and pediatric teams in Georgia. You will provide life‑saving respiratory care in our Level IV NICU, collaborating with specialists to care for critically ill newborns and children.

Join a team with access to advanced respiratory technology, mentorship from RT leaders, and a stable schedule with rotating weekends.

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support within 30 days of start date.
• Neonate Resuscitation within 90 days of start date.
• PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 30 days of start date.
• NBRC-RRT credential required for the role.

Responsibilities

• Assess respiratory status and determine interventions.
• Deliver evidence-based therapy including oxygen and aerosols.
• Manage ventilation and airway support, invasive and noninvasive.
• Educate families and collaborate with care team to stabilize newborns when needed.
• Maintain and clean equipment and ensure readiness and infection control.

Education

Associate Degree or Bachelor's Degree

NBRC-RRT (Registered Respiratory Therapist)

RRT/RCP-State credentials

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a NICU Transport RRT with Memorial Health University Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

This position is for full time nights with rotating weekends.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Respiratory Therapist,you’llplay an essential role in guiding patients through both routine care and critical moments.You’llperform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures while managing invasive and noninvasive ventilation across a variety of care settings.You’llhave access to advanced respiratory technology, mentorship from experienced RT leaders, and the support of a dependable, collaborative team that will set you up for success and ongoing professional growth. And with consistent, predictable scheduling,you’llhave the stability and resources to deliver your best care, continue building yourexpertise, and make a lasting impact on patient health every day.

Are you ready to practice respiratory care at the highest level?

Memorial Health Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children's Hospital is seeking experienced Respiratory Therapists to join one of the most advanced neonatal and pediatric programs in the Southeast. If you're passionate about caring for critically ill newborns and children while working alongside nationally recognized specialists, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for. As part of our team, you'll provide life‑saving respiratory care in Georgia's first Regional Perinatal Center and birthing hospital to earn the prestigious AAP‑accredited Level IV Neonatal Center designation, the highest level of neonatal care available.

Why Experienced Respiratory Therapists Choose Memorial Health Practice at the Highest Level of Neonatal Care

Our 92‑bed Level IV NICU serves as the regional referral center for critically ill and premature infants across a 24‑county region in Southeast Georgia and Southern South Carolina.

You’ll care for:

• Extremely premature infants born as early as 22‑24 weeks gestation
• Neonates requiring complex respiratory management
• Patients with congenital anomalies requiring immediate surgical intervention High‑acuity pediatric patients across our
• Children's Hospital continuum of care

Your role will include:

• Assessing respiratory statusby performing focused exams, interpreting breath sounds and airway patency, anddeterminingthe need for respiratory interventions.
• Deliveringevidence‑based therapyby providing oxygen support, aerosolized medications, airway clearance techniques, and other treatments across emergency, critical care, and acute settings.
• Managing ventilation and airwaysbyassistingwith artificial airway placement,initiatingand adjusting invasive and noninvasive ventilation,monitoringpatientresponses, and responding quickly to clinical changes or emergencies.
• Supporting patients and the care teamby educating patients and families, serving as a clinical resource, partnering with physicians and nurses, and helping stabilize newborns during deliveries when needed.
• Maintainingequipment and safetyby setting up,operating, and cleaning respiratory equipment; ensuring readiness and preventive maintenance; transporting ventilated patients safely; and following all infection‑prevention standards.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Neonate Resuscitate must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (NBRC-RRT) Registered Respiratory Therapist
• (RRT/RCP‑State) Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner
• Associate Degree, or Bachelors Degree

Benefits

Memorial Health University Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short‑term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Memorial Health University Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1955, giving patients access to highly‑trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 600+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities that serves 35 counties across southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. Located in Savannah, Georgia, we are a regional referral center for heart care, cancer care, trauma care, children's care, high‑risk pregnancies and high‑risk newborn care. Our hospital includes the region's only Level I trauma center and children's hospital, as well as the Savannah campus of Mercer University School of Medicine.

At Memorial Health, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.