Travel Respiratory Therapist - Registered RT/RRT

Travel Respiratory Therapist - Registered RT/RRT

American Traveler

Albany, New York, United States

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

$2,505.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist for a night shift position requiring an active NYS RRT license and 2+ years of recent specialty experience.

Details

• Hospital-based respiratory therapy position
• Night shift schedule, 7:30 PM to 7:00 AM
• Every other weekend required
• Rotating holiday coverage with mandatory holiday week coverage
• Uses EPIC EMR system

Requirements

• Active NYS License to practice Respiratory Care as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (license required if applicable)
• Minimum 2 years of recent experience in respiratory therapy specialty
• Active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• ACLS certification preferred
• EPIC EMR experience required
• Certifications must be issued by AHA or RQI
• Minimum 1 reference from a supervisor or manager (not a charge nurse) dated within the past year
• No employment gaps of 90 days or more within the past 12 months
• US Social Security Number required
• Medical exemption required for flu declination; personal or religious exemptions not accepted

Additional Information

• Responsible for assessing, treating, and caring for patients with breathing disorders
• Assumes primary responsibility for all respiratory care modalities, including supervision of respiratory therapy technicians
• Initiates and conducts therapeutic procedures, maintains patient records, and selects, assembles, checks, and operates equipment
• Must complete annual competency assessment
• ICU units require completion of competency testing with up to 2 attempts to pass
• Medical-surgical applicants with less than 2 years of experience must pass additional testing with up to 2 attempts
• No blocked scheduling permitted
• More than 3 call-outs within a 13-week contract period may result in contract termination, with make-up shifts required within 6 weeks
• RTO must be requested at time of submission
• Local candidates residing within 50 miles in Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Ulster, Warren, or Washington counties are not eligible

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12