Travel Respiratory Therapist - Registered RT/RRT

Travel Respiratory Therapist - Registered RT/RRT

American Traveler

Hickory, North Carolina, United States

Position ID: P-777119

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-16

$1,684.84/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist for a night shift travel assignment at a 355-bed regional medical center, requiring 2+ years of experience and NC RRT licensure.

Details

• Respiratory Therapy department within a 355-bed Duke Lifepoint hospital
• Hospital includes a Brain Center, Cancer Center, Heart Center, Lung Center, Orthopedics, General & Vascular Surgery, Surgical Weight Loss, Women's Center, and Level 3 NICU
• 32-bed ED, 29-bed inpatient rehab, and 15-bed surgical suite & imaging
• All patient populations served including geriatric, adult, and pediatric
• Uses Servo-I, Drager Evita 500, PB 840, Hamilton T-1 & MR-1 ventilators, V-60 Bipaps, ResMed CPAPs, Optiflow high flow, MetaNeb, Vest therapy, and Siemens RapidPoint 500e blood gas analyzers
• Documents in Cerner EHR
• Night shift, 7p-7a
• Weekend work every other weekend
• Possible on-call requirements
• No floating required
• 13-week assignment

Requirements

• BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP certifications required
• NC RRT license required (license required if applicable)
• Active registry required
• Minimum Associate Degree in Respiratory Care
• 2+ years of experience preferred, including ED and Critical Care background
• Nursery experience preferred
• Social Security number and date of birth required for consideration
• Active licensure verification required at time of consideration
• Copies of required certifications must be provided

Additional Information

• Join a Respiratory Therapy team known for high staff retention
• Must be able to work collaboratively within a team as well as independently
• Manages a full range of common respiratory diagnoses and treatments
• Scrub colors should be gray or black preferred, any solid color accepted, no prints
• Candidates must reside 60+ miles from the facility to qualify for travel rate; local rate available for those closer
• Candidates who have worked as permanent staff at any LifePoint facility within the last 12 months are not eligible
• Candidates cannot be employed elsewhere full-time during the assignment

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12