Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist

Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist in Columbia, SC

This travel Registered Respiratory Therapist job in Columbia, SC with Advantis Medical is a 13-week travel Registered Respiratory Therapist contract at Prisma Health - Richland Hospital. This role pays $1,825 per week and follows a Nights shift with a 3x12 schedule. In this travel Registered Respiratory Therapist job, you will support patient care through specialty-specific clinical services, perform assessments and treatments within your scope of practice, document patient progress, operate relevant medical equipment, and collaborate with physicians and the broader care team to help deliver quality patient outcomes.

Job Details

• Facility: Prisma Health - Richland Hospital
• Location: Columbia, SC 29203
• Contract Length: 13 Weeks
• Shift: Nights (3x12)

Responsibilities

• Assess respiratory status and deliver ordered therapies, including aerosolized medications and oxygen management, across assigned units
• Set up, monitor, and manage mechanical ventilators, supporting weaning per physician orders and facility protocol
• Draw and analyze arterial blood gases per facility protocol
• Respond to rapid responses and codes, providing airway support and assisting with intubation when assigned

Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist Requirements:

• 2+ years of recent Registered Respiratory Therapist experience.
• Must hold all required certifications and licenses as mandated by South Carolina and national regulatory bodies.

Prisma Health Richland Hospital — Columbia, SC

Prisma Health Richland's allied work spans a full academic-referral range — Level I trauma, the state's only freestanding heart hospital, a comprehensive stroke and VAD program, and a Gamma Knife.

• Level I trauma volume keeps CT, interventional radiology, and trauma imaging in regular use, with ground and air transport bringing in critical patients from 16 counties.
• The freestanding heart hospital and a VAD program drive cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology, and cardiovascular-surgery procedural work for cath-lab, EP, and cardiac OR support roles.
• The Carolinas' first Gamma Knife Center and a Comprehensive Stroke Center support stereotactic radiosurgery and neuro/stroke imaging.
• The Children's Hospital–Midlands adds pediatric and neonatal respiratory therapy and imaging across its PICU and Level III NICU.
• A large surgical platform and academic-scale imaging feed surgical-tech, sterile-processing, and diagnostic roles.

Benefits

• Day One Benefits, Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(k)
• Relocation and Travel Reimbursement
• Dedicated team to help with state licensing & renewals
• Weekly Direct Deposit
• $1,000 Referral Bonus + $250 Bonus for Your Referral

Explore Columbia, SC

Columbia, SC is South Carolina's capital and a university city set where the Broad and Saluda rivers meet to form the Congaree. Local diagnostic imaging includes MRI, CT, X-ray, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, mammography, and interventional services across the city's healthcare network. Riverfront Park follows the Columbia Canal and Congaree River with trails, historic infrastructure, and open space near downtown. The University of South Carolina adds a large academic presence, while the State House anchors the civic core. Columbia's combination of capital-city institutions, river recreation, higher education, and broad diagnostic care gives Allied clinicians a city setting with both urban and outdoor character.

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At Advantis Medical Staffing, we take great pride in our commitment to caring for clinicians. We are dedicated to connecting clinicians with the best travel jobs nationwide, while providing exceptional service that fosters a trusted partnership for life. Our mission is to deliver the "Gold Standard" in clinician care—not only by securing your first job but by advocating for your long-term career goals and well-being.