Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist - New Orleans, LA

This travel Registered Respiratory Therapist job in New Orleans, LA with Advantis Medical is a 13-week travel Registered Respiratory Therapist contract at Ochsner Medical Center. This role pays $1,898 per week and follows a Days 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 Louisiana and national regulatory bodies

Ochsner Medical Center — New Orleans, LA

Ochsner Medical Center's allied workload is built around transplant, cardiac, robotic, and complex surgical care at the flagship of Ochsner Health.

• Broad surgical specialties across transplant, cardiac, and complex general surgery, including robotic and minimally invasive surgery.
• The Multi-Organ Transplant Center keeps OR, imaging, and procedural teams in high-complexity heart, liver, kidney, lung, and pancreas cases.
• The Heart & Vascular Institute supports cardiac cath, electrophysiology, and advanced cardiovascular procedures.
• The Cancer Institute (Benson Cancer Center) covers radiation oncology and oncology imaging.
• CT, MRI, interventional radiology, and ultrasound run at tertiary scale, with neonatal respiratory support at the Baptist Women's Pavilion.