Travel Respiratory Therapist

Travel Respiratory Therapist

American Traveler is seeking a Respiratory Therapist (RRT) for a night shift acute care position requiring critical care experience and comfort with intubation.

Acute care setting in a hospital Respiratory Therapy unit with 300+ beds

Adult, pediatric, and neonatal patient populations; NICU patients are managed separately under the NICU nursing team

Common conditions treated include COPD, CHF, pneumonia, respiratory failure, ARDS, and cancer

Therapists average 13-15 patients per shift with approximately 550 treatment minutes, averaging 15 minutes per treatment

ICU therapists manage up to 4 airways per patient assignment

Uses Servo ventilators (U and I models)

Charting completed in MEDITECH

Night shift, 12-hour shifts from 7p-7a, Friday-Sunday rotation

Weekend requirement with either Monday-Thursday or Friday-Sunday team scheduling

Holiday rotation expected, approximately every other holiday

No on-call requirements

No floating required

In-house hospitalist or intensivist coverage 24/7

24/7 on-site pharmacy support

Current RRT certification via NBRC required

GA state license required if applicable

BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required

NRP certification required if assigned to NICU

Minimum 2 years of experience required

Critical care experience required

Minimum 1 prior travel contract required

Experience with intubation and comfort performing the procedure required

Experience managing high and heavy patient workloads required

Experience working in a 300+ bed facility required

Perform full scope of RT duties including nebulizer treatments, airway management, Vapotherm, BiPAP, CPAP, ventilator management, ABG collection, and bedside PFTs

Respiratory therapists serve as first responders for intubation during codes, with hospitalist support available

ICU-based duties include arterial line placement, blood gas management, intubation, and bronchoscopy assistance

Must be confident making ventilator management suggestions and interpreting ABGs to alert on critical values

Charge RT role available, overseeing Charge and Clinical Coordinator responsibilities

Orientation includes hospital and charting orientation in week one, followed by a graduated patient load schedule; ICU assignments include an additional week of orientation

Scrub color requirement is ceil blue, with ceil blue jacket permitted

Facility requires candidates to reside more than 75 miles from the facility for eligibility

Candidates employed by the facility within the last 12 months are not eligible for placement