Respiratory Therapist (per diem)

The Nemours Foundation; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

The Nemours Foundation, a pediatric health system, is seeking a per diem Respiratory Therapist to join Nemours Children's Hospital team in Wilmington, DE. The role provides routine and emergency respiratory care across patient care areas, under supervision of the Therapist in Charge, with opportunities to educate trainees and collaborate with nurses and physicians.

Responsibilities include verifying orders, assessing patients, delivering therapy, emergency airway management, documentation in

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Respiratory Care (degree level) required.
• DE State License, NBRC-RRT, and BLS-HCP required; AARC membership, PALS within 90 days of hire.
• Preferred: NRP, NBRC-NPS, NBRC-CPFT, NBRC-RPFT, NBRC-SDS, AEC, and ACLS.

Responsibilities

• Verify physician orders for respiratory care and provide age-appropriate care.
• Assess patients clinically and evaluate appropriateness of therapy.
• Deliver aerosolized medication therapy, airway clearance therapies, airway management (e.g., trach changes, tube taping, suctioning); ventilator setup and management; non-invasive monitoring (pulse oximetry, transcutaneous O2/CO2, end-tidal CO2).
• Provide emergency respiratory care (airway management, CPR), ABG sampling, point-of-care testing, and ECGs; assist with bronchoscopies.
• Document care and orders in EMR or hard copy; enter charges when necessary.
• Participate in discharge planning and home-care education; educate patients and families.
• Provide recommendations to physicians/nurses regarding respiratory care and evaluate equipment/procedures; stay current with policies.

Education

Associate degree in Respiratory Care

Job description

Nemours is seeking a per diem Respiratory Therapist to join our Nemours Children's Hospital team in Wilmington, DE.

This position is responsible for: Providing, under the general direction of the Therapist in Charge or Assistant Director of Respiratory Care, all routine and emergency respiratory care in all patient care areas. The Respiratory Therapists provide clinical direction for respiratory care trainees and technicians. The therapists provide consultation and education to other healthcare professionals as well. The therapist is in routine contact with patients during the provision of hands-on care and in frequent contact with patients’ families. The respiratory therapist will have contact with other hospital staff, such as nurses and physicians.

Join a team of APEX RTs! The Nemours Children's Health-DE Respiratory Care Department achieved APEX status as designated by the American Association of Respiratory Care in 2023. APEX RT departments exemplify best practices in the profession and enhance patient safety and outcomes by delivering high-quality respiratory care. The Nemours RT department is 1 of 18 Acute Care Hospitals in the United States recognized and only 1 of 5 children's hospitals. We are super proud of what we do here and are looking for team members who want to make a difference!

Position Responsibilities:

• Verify all physician orders for respiratory care. and provide age and developmental-appropriate care to infants, children, adolescents, and adults.
• Assess patients clinically and evaluate for appropriateness of therapy.
• Provide aerosolized medication therapy, provide airway clearance therapies, airway management such as trach changes, tube taping, suctioning, medical gas therapy., ventilator setup and management., perform non-invasive monitoring, i.e., pulse oximetry, transcutaneous O2/CO2 and end-tidal CO2 monitoring, assist with in-house and inter-facility transports.
• Provide emergency respiratory care, i.e., airway management and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, perform arterial blood gas sampling, point of care testing and electrocardiograms., participate in airway management during bronchoscopies.
• Document care provided, patient assessment and patient care orders in electronic medical record (EMR) or hard copy when necessary. Enter charges in EMR
• Participate in discharge planning and home-care education by training patients, their families, and designated care providers.
• Provide recommendations and education to physicians and nurses regarding respiratory care.
• Participate in the evaluation or respiratory care equipment and procedures and maintain current knowledge about departmental policies and procedures.

Position Requirements:

Graduated a COAARC Approved Respiratory Care Program

DE State License, NBRC-RRT, and BLS-HCP required, AARC membership, PALS within 90 days of hire.

Preferred - NRP, NBRC-NPS, NBRC-CPFT, NBRC-RPFT, NBRC-SDS, AEC, and ACLS

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida - along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 17698
• Job Category Therapy Services
• Posting Date 08/26/2026, 11:34 AM
• Degree Level Associate Degree
• Job Schedule Part time
• Locations 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE, 19803, US (On-site)