Travel Respiratory Therapist - Registered RT/RRT

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with a minimum of 1 year of experience for a night shift position covering a full-service hospital including ICU, Open Heart, NICU, and Trauma ED units.

Job Details

• Hospital-based respiratory therapy department operating 24/7 across all floors,
• Patient population spans neonates to geriatrics,
• Units covered include a 30-bed ICU, 25-bed Open Heart unit, 25-bed NICU, and a 47-bed/5-bay Trauma ED,
• Procedures include ventilator management, BiPAP management, medicated aerosol treatments, open heart support, intubation, ABG draws and analysis, CPT, Nitric oxide therapy, and COVID management,
• Required experience with Epic EMR, Servo I, GE, Hamilton, and PB840 ventilators,
• Night shift: 3x12-hour shifts, 19:00-07:00,
• Every other weekend required,
• Floating within the facility and within scope of practice as needed,
• No on-call requirements,

Job Requirements

• Active RRT credential required,
• Active Georgia (GA) state RT license required; license required if applicable,
• Minimum 1 year of respiratory therapy experience required,
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required,
• Experience with Epic, Servo I, GE, Hamilton, and PB840 required,
• First-time travelers are not eligible for this position,
• Two supervisory references (manager level or above; charge nurses not accepted) are highly preferred for consideration,
• Copies of all required certifications needed for consideration,

Additional Information

• Provide respiratory therapy services across multiple units including ICU, Open Heart, NICU, and Trauma ED,
• Scrub color policy: any color is acceptable except all-red or all-navy-blue scrubs,
• RTO maximum is 7 days for the assignment; RTO cannot be requested during the first week of the assignment,
• If one or two major holidays fall within the assignment period, travelers are expected to work all of them - no holiday RTO will be approved,
• If three major holidays fall within the assignment period, travelers are expected to work two; one holiday RTO request may be submitted for approval,
• Major holidays include: Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve/New Year's Day,
• No special scheduling requests, alternate shifts, or schedule changes are permitted,
• Local candidates are accepted at the same rate,
• Travelers must be away from all facilities in this health system for a minimum of one full year before returning as a traveler