Travel Respiratory Therapist Registered - Petersburg, WV

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr rotating, 36 hours a week, starting November 9, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,203 a week in all, a taxable rate of $26 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Respiratory Therapist Registered specializing in RT PEDS. This position provides respiratory care across inpatient, outpatient, and emergency settings, caring primarily for adults with occasional pediatric and neonatal patients. The role requires ventilatory management skills, independent practice, and collaboration across the respiratory care department.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Two years of respiratory therapy specialty experience; Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification preferred, with Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) certification acceptable; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; PCOT certification; ability to manage ventilators, work independently, and assist with intubation.
• Preferred Qualifications: Pediatric respiratory care experience.
• Schedule: Rotating schedule consisting of three 12-hour shifts per week, totaling 36 hours per week; regular coverage includes Monday and Tuesday day shifts with alternating Wednesday and Friday night shifts. Every other weekend is required, with holiday coverage based on department needs.
• Additional Information: Provides inpatient respiratory care including ventilator management, arterial blood gas draws, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP), high-flow nasal cannula therapy, nebulizer treatments, metered-dose inhalers, and airway clearance therapies. Outpatient responsibilities include nocturnal pulse oximetry setup and blood gas testing. Emergency department coverage includes adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients. Department orientation is provided for two to three days.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits