Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist - Hickory, NC

This travel Registered Respiratory Therapist job in Hickory, NC with Advantis Medical is a 13-week travel Registered Respiratory Therapist contract at Frye Regional Medical Center. This role pays $1,745 per week and follows a Nights shift with a 3x12 schedule.

In this travel Registered Respiratory Therapist job, you will support patient care through specialty-specific clinical services, perform assessments and treatments within your scope of practice, document patient progress, operate relevant medical equipment, and collaborate with physicians and the broader care team to help deliver quality patient outcomes.

Advantis Medical supports travel clinicians with personalized recruiter guidance, fast and straightforward onboarding, complimentary licensing support, and benefits that start on Day 1.

Responsibilities

• Assess respiratory status and deliver ordered therapies, including aerosolized medications and oxygen management, across assigned units
• Set up, monitor, and manage mechanical ventilators, supporting weaning per physician orders and facility protocol
• Draw and analyze arterial blood gases per facility protocol
• Respond to rapid responses and codes, providing airway support and assisting with intubation when assigned

Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist Requirements

• 2+ years of recent Registered Respiratory Therapist experience
• Must hold all required Registered Respiratory Therapist certifications and licenses as mandated by North Carolina and national regulatory bodies

Frye Regional Medical Center — Hickory, NC

Frye Regional's allied work follows its service-line centers — cardiac, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedics, and women's services across a 355-bed community hospital.

• The Frye Heart Center (a Duke Health heart affiliate) supports cardiac catheterization and related cardiovascular procedures.
• The Brain Center and neurosurgery program, plus advanced orthopedics, drive surgical-tech and imaging caseloads through a 15-bed surgical suite.
• Inpatient and outpatient imaging — CT, MRI, and ultrasound — supports the emergency department and the service-line centers.
• The Cancer Center carries oncology care and imaging; surgical weight-loss (bariatric) and general and vascular surgery add OR volume.
• A Women's Center with a Level III NICU adds obstetric and neonatal respiratory work; a 29-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit adds PT, OT, and speech therapy.