RRT-NICU (Registered Respiratory Therapist – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)
Listed compensation
Competitive
The week · per this posting3-day week · 3×12s
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Job Description
Job Title: RRT-NICU (Registered Respiratory Therapist – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)
- Location: North Carolina (Charlotte)
- Contract Type: Traveler
- Start Date: 06/24/2026
- Pay Range: Competitive
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Role Overview
This role provides specialized respiratory care to premature and critically ill newborns, including ventilator management, oxygen therapy, and airway support. The role involves close collaboration with neonatologists and the care team to stabilize and support infants with complex respiratory needs.
Requirements
- 2 years of experience required
- Flu Vaccine Required - Medical/Religious Exemptions Only
- RRT and NC License required
- Certificates Required: BLS, ACLS, NRP, PALS, RRT
- EPIC Charting System experience required.
- Experience in PEDS or NICU required
Must Have NEONATES & Pediatrics
- Prefer RT to have NICU, PICU, Peds, and Peds ED experience.
- L & D experience preferred.
Schedule: Shift Hours: Night 3x12-Hour (6:45 PM - 7:15 AM)
- Weekend coverage: Every third
- On‑call required as needed.
- Floating required as needed.
Key Responsibilities
Provide specialized respiratory care to premature and critically ill newborns, focusing on ventilator management and airway support. Collaborate with neonatologists and the care team to stabilize infants with complex respiratory needs.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Neonatal Intensive Care Career Context
Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- Includes call
- Includes weekends
Living in Charlotte
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $355k
- Typical market rent
- $1,744/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 97.3
- State income tax
- Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.