Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist

This travel Registered Respiratory Therapist job in Oklahoma City, OK with Advantis Medical is a 13-week travel Registered Respiratory Therapist contract at University of Oklahoma Medical Center. This role pays $2,326 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 Oklahoma and national regulatory bodies

University of Oklahoma Medical Center — Oklahoma City, OK

OU Health University of Oklahoma Medical Center brings imaging, interventional radiology, surgery, cardiac procedures, respiratory care, and rehabilitation together on its Oklahoma City medical campus. Services include 32 operating rooms, around-the-clock cardiac and electrophysiology services, adult ECMO, nearby Stephenson Cancer Center, and therapy from hospitalization through outpatient care.

• Imaging clinicians work with CT, 1.5T and 3T MRI, PET/CT, SPECT/CT, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, X-ray, and MRI-ultrasound fusion biopsy
• Interventional radiology uses image guidance for minimally invasive vascular and organ-based treatments
• Surgical technologists and perioperative teams work across 32 operating rooms in the North Tower
• Cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology services are available 24/7
• Respiratory therapists manage complex ventilator care and adult ECMO
• Nearby Stephenson Cancer Center adds radiation therapy and cancer imaging, while OU Health rehabilitation provides physical, occupational, and speech therapy from ICU admission through outpatient care