Travel Respiratory Therapist - Registered RT/RRT

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with NICU and critical care experience for a 13-week night shift contract at an acute care hospital in Howard County, MD.

Job Details

• Respiratory Therapy department within an acute care hospital setting,
• Covers Adult and NICU patient populations,
• Night shift: 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM (12-hour shifts),
• 36 hours per week, every other weekend,
• 13-week contract,

Job Requirements

• Active RRT credential required,
• Active MD state license required (license required if applicable),
• BLS via AHA required,
• ACLS preferred,
• Minimum 2 years of experience, including critical care experience,
• NICU experience required,
• Comparable facility size experience required,
• Completion of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program,
• 1 professional reference required for consideration,
• SSN and DOB required for consideration,

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include direct patient respiratory care treatments and evaluation of patients with respiratory illness,
• Duties encompass respiratory therapy in various critical care units, general respiratory care, adult and pediatric emergency room coverage, ventilator management, arterial blood gas (ABG) monitoring, CPAP/BiPAP, O2 therapy, chest physiotherapy (CPT), aerosolized medications, and CPR/code team participation,
• Computerized documentation is utilized for charting,
• Candidates must live more than 60 miles from the facility to be eligible for this position