Respiratory Unit - Respiratory Therapist - $2600 per week.

Trusted is seeking an experienced allied health professional for this exciting travel assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel experience by enabling clinicians to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses and allied health professionals across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Shift: 6:00 PM - 6:30 AM

Experience:

• 24 months of experience with 3 months within the last 12 months.

• Experience with Cerner is required.

• Trauma Level 2 experience is preferred.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a license (required for submission).

• This role may require floating to additional units and locations

• Local & travel allowed.

• 12 months gap required between for Staff at Program: Aya Program - Memorial Health System - IL and no current placement allowed at Program: Aya Program - Memorial Health System - IL.

• 12 months gap required between for Per Diem at Program: Aya Program - Memorial Health System - IL and no current placement allowed at Program: Aya Program - Memorial Health System - IL.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Required Skills/Experience: Adult Critical Care, ED, and Pediatrics experience required. Level II nursery experience required. Airway management and suctioning skills required: endotracheal tube/suctioning, extubation, intubation assist, nasal airway placement, nasal airway suctioning, oral airway placement, oropharyngeal suctioning, pulmonary hygiene, sputum specimen collection, tracheostomy/suctioning. Experience caring for patients with ARDS, aspiration, COVID, cystic fibrosis, fresh tracheostomy, and pneumonia required. Medication administration skills required: albuterol, Atrovent, bicarbonate, Combivent, Flovent, inhaled steroids, Isuprel, Mucomyst, Pulmicort, racemic epinephrine, Spiriva, terbutaline sulfate, tobramycin, Xopenex. Medication delivery system experience required: aerosol set up mask, aerosol set up trach, Medihaler, metered dose inhaler. Nebulizer skills required: cold, hand held, heated, trach collar. Oxygen therapy skills required: bag and mask, ET tube, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), trach collar. Ventilator management skills required: BiPap, CPAP, troubleshooting high pressure alarms, weaning from mechanical ventilation. Neonatal/pediatrics equipment and procedure skills required: bubble CPAP, capillary blood gases, CPAP/Nasal CPAP/BIPAP, IMV/SIMV, intubation assist, Pressure/Volume Ventilator, Umbilical blood gases. Experience caring for infant/child patients with respiratory syncytial virus and transient tachypnea of the newborn required. Professional knowledge and skills required: ABG interpretation, chest physiotherapy, drawing arterial blood gases.

Preferred Skills/Experience: NICU, PICU, and transport experience preferred; may need to assist with transfers to sister hospitals. Neonatal/pediatrics experience preferred: assist in high risk delivery, neonatal transports (inter-departmental). Experience caring for infant/child patients with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, near drowning, and respiratory distress syndrome preferred. Community hospital experience is preferred. Level I and II trauma experience preferred.

Special Requests: References must cover at least 1 full year of relevant experience in specialty within the past 3 years. You must be able to complete labs within 48 hours of signing. Ideally no more than 5 days of RTO. Allied clinicians that do not require a state license in hand must arrive 3 days prior to start for fingerprints.

Unit Details: Neonatal, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient population with all possible diagnoses. Assist with bronchoscopies on occasion. Nighttime and daytime SAT/SBT responsibilities. Mostly routine respiratory care. Called to Emergency Department for all codes/traumas and severe respiratory distress only. Level II Nursery with sporadic bubble CPAP and invasive mechanical ventilation. Pediatrics during RSV season with high HFNC utilization. Patient ratios: 1:4 days, 1:3 nights, 1:4 weekends.

Shift & Scheduling: 4x12 or 3x12s nights (1800-0630). Will work every other or every third weekend depending on department need. On-call required December through April.

Floating Requirements: Will float within scope to meet facility needs.

Details:

• AUTO OFFER - NO INTERVIEW : This is an auto-offer position. You will likely not interview with the facility prior to receiving an offer. However, an interview can be arranged upon request. All time off requests must be submitted at application. Scheduling requests must be worked out with the manager directly upon starting the assignment. Any offers for this job will require a clear “Yes” or “No” response from the nurse within 24hrs or the offer must be declined.

5 days maximum time off. Facility holidays: 11/26/2026, 12/25/2026, 01/01/2027. Number of holidays allowed off: 2

1 Manager/Supervisor reference required

1 Charge/Lead reference required

Proof of identification required

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• RRT (Registered Respiratory Therapist)

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)

• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program – 8th Edition)

• Skills Checklist: Yes
• References: Yes
• Certifications: Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Registered Respiratory Therapist, Neonatal Resuscitation Program – 8th Edition, Basic Life Support

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: – –
• Shift Type: Night
• Contract Date: 2026-08-31
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 4