Local Contract Critical Care Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - $64 per hour

Position Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) – Local Contract – Seattle, Washington. Employment Details Start Date: June 15, 2026 Duration: 13 weeks Hours: 48 hours per week (4 × 12‑hour shifts, days 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM) Shift: 12‑hour day shift, 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM Employment type: Local Contract Location: 500‑bed Magnet, Level I Trauma teaching hospital serving adult and pediatric patients across BPICU, SICU, MICU, and NSICU settings. Assignment Overview Day shift Respiratory Therapist with Level I Trauma experience and recent critical care background. Responsibilities include ventilator management, monitoring, oxygen therapy, and care of complex adult patients. You will work across adult trauma, burns, medically and neurologically complex cases, trach patients, spinal cord injuries, and complex sleep‑disordered breathing. The ED is busy with ECLS transfers. Pediatric patient volume is small but present. Requirements RRT credential required. Active Washington State RT license. Minimum 2 years of experience, including Level I Trauma experience. Critical care experience within the last 12 months required. At least 2 travel assignments beyond initial hospital experience. Experience with adult ICU patients, trauma, and burns. Proficiency in ventilator management, monitoring, O₂ therapy, and care of complex adult patients. BLS certification required. COVID‑vaccination and booster required — no exceptions. Teaching hospital and trauma hospital experience preferred. Pediatric experience preferred but not required; open to training. Additional Information First‑time travelers accepted. Local candidates accepted at the same rates with no radius restriction. Prior UW facility staff must be separated from the facility for at least 18 months before returning as a traveler. RTO cannot be requested during orientation week; keep RTO to a minimum and no scheduling requests outside of approved RTO will be accommodated. Light blue scrubs are provided; other solid‑color scrubs acceptable. On‑site parking available at $15 /day on weekdays and $4–$5 on evenings and weekends; off‑site parking available at $10 /day with a 10‑minute shuttle service (weekdays, 5 AM–10 PM). Shift: Days, 4 × 12 hrs. Every other weekend required. Block scheduling available. No on‑call requirement. No floating required. Charting via Epic (required; hard stop). Job ID: P-709501L #J-18808-Ljbffr American Traveler