Travel Respiratory Therapist - Registered RT/RRT

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with at least 1 year of experience for a night shift position at an acute care hospital serving a neonatal-to-geriatric patient population across multiple units including ICU, Open Heart, NICU, and ED.

Job Details

• Large acute care hospital with a 24/7 respiratory therapy department covering all floors,
• Units include a 30-bed ICU, 25-bed Open Heart unit, 25-bed NICU, and a 47-bed ED with 5 trauma bays,
• Patient population spans neonates through geriatrics,
• Day shift staffs 12-16 therapists; night shift staffs 10-13 therapists,
• Procedures include ventilator management, BiPAP management, medicated aerosol treatments, intubation, ABG draws and analysis, CPT, nitric oxide therapy, and COVID patient management,
• Open Heart and NICU experience involved in scope of coverage,
• Epic EMR experience required; ventilator experience with Servo I, GE, Hamilton, and PB840 required,
• 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

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential required,
• Active GA state respiratory therapy license required; license required if applicable,
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required,
• Minimum 1 year of respiratory therapy experience required,
• Experience with Epic EMR required,
• Hands-on experience with Servo I, GE, Hamilton, and PB840 ventilators required,
• First-time travelers are not eligible for this position,
• Candidates must have been away from all facilities in this health system for at least 1 full year before returning as a traveler,
• Two supervisory references (Manager level or above; charge nurses not accepted) are highly preferred for consideration,
• Copies of required certifications must be provided for consideration,

Additional Information

• Provide respiratory therapy services across a broad range of clinical settings including ICU, Open Heart, NICU, and ED,
• Scrubs may be any color except all-red or all-navy-blue,
• RTO maximum is 7 days; RTO cannot be requested during the first week of the assignment,
• Holiday coverage policy: if one or two major holidays fall within the assignment period, travelers are expected to work all of them with no holiday RTO permitted; if three major holidays fall within the assignment period, travelers are expected to work two, with one holiday RTO request eligible for review,
• 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, shift changes, or alternate shift arrangements are permitted,
• Local candidates are accepted at the same rate