Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist - Metairie, LA

This travel Registered Respiratory Therapist job in Metairie, LA with Advantis Medical is a 12-week travel Registered Respiratory Therapist contract at East Jefferson General Hospital. This role pays $2,741 per week and follows a Nights shift with a 4x12 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 Louisiana and national regulatory bodies

East Jefferson General Hospital — Metairie, LA

East Jefferson's allied profile is shifting with its Tulane partnership — a transplant institute and bone-marrow unit now sit alongside neuroscience and surgical ICUs.

• The Tulane Transplant Institute and Bone Marrow Transplant unit add transplant and cellular-therapy–related caseloads.
• Heart & Vascular care supports catheterization-lab and cardiac-imaging work.
• The Neuroscience ICU generates neuro-interventional and neurodiagnostic work.
• Cancer care at the Yenni Treatment Center supports infusion and oncology services; the Domino Pavilion adds outpatient radiology and laboratory work.
• Surgical-ICU and operating-room services sustain perioperative allied staffing.