Travel Respiratory Therapist - Registered RT/RRT

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist with 2+ years of adult acute care ICU and ventilator experience for a night shift hospital position.

Job Details

• Night shift 3x12-hour schedule from 6:30 PM to 7:00 AM,
• Rotating weekend and holiday coverage required,
• No on-call requirements,
• No floating required outside of scope,
• Adult critical care, Emergency Department, and neonatal/pediatric care settings,
• Level II basic nursery with bubble CPAP and short-term mechanical ventilation,
• Uses Hamilton and Puritan Bennett 840 ventilators,
• Charting performed in EPIC,

Job Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of respiratory therapy experience required,
• Adult acute care ICU and ventilator experience required,
• EPIC charting experience required,
• BLS and RRT certifications required,
• NRP certification preferred,
• State license required if applicable,
• Prior travel assignment experience required,
• Teaching hospital, community hospital, and Trauma Level I experience preferred,

Additional Information

• Provide respiratory care across adult critical care, emergency department, and neonatal/pediatric populations,
• Perform ventilator management including weaning, troubleshooting alarms, and BiPAP/CPAP care,
• Draw and interpret arterial blood gases,
• Perform airway management including intubation assist, extubation, and suctioning,
• Perform tracheostomy care and management,
• Perform chest physiotherapy including vest therapy,
• Assist with bedside bronchoscopy,
• Ceil blue scrub color required,
• First-time travelers will not be considered,
• Local candidates within 70 miles are not accepted,
• Clinicians cannot work past 1 year as a traveler and must take a 6-month break before returning,
• RTO should be requested up front when possible; holiday and weekend rotation participation may be required