Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist - Asheville, NC

This travel Registered Respiratory Therapist job in Asheville, NC with Advantis Medical is a 13-week travel Registered Respiratory Therapist contract at Mission Hospital . This role pays $1,922 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.

Advantis Medical supports travel clinicians with personalized recruiter guidance, fast and straightforward onboarding, complimentary licensing support, and benefits that start on Day 1.

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 Registered Respiratory Therapist certifications and licenses as mandated by North Carolina and national regulatory bodies

Mission Hospital — Asheville, NC

Mission Hospital is the 850-bed flagship of Mission Health (HCA Healthcare) and western North Carolina's tertiary referral hub for trauma, cardiac, stroke, surgery, imaging, and neonatal care.

• 11 surgical robots across nearly every specialty, plus stereotactic radiosurgery and SBRT systems for radiation oncology
• Open-heart and interventional cardiology, with TAVR, CABG, an STS three-star rating, and ECMO
• Imaging across CT, MRI, PET, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine, with interventional radiology
• ACS-verified Level I Trauma Center and the region's only Comprehensive Stroke Center, with neurosurgery and diagnostic angiography
• Level III NICU and a children's hospital; Healthgrades America's 50 Best Hospital (2020-2026)