Travel Respiratory Therapist Registered - Baltimore, MD

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

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,033 a week in all, a taxable rate of $15 an hour plus $1,492.67 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Respiratory Therapist Registered — RT PEDS, Nights. This travel respiratory therapy position provides care for neonates, pediatric patients, adults, and geriatric patients across critical care, emergency, post-acute, and general care settings. The role requires strong pediatric and adult experience, with first-time travelers considered.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts, three 12-hour shifts from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., totaling 36 hours per week. Every other weekend and holidays are required as scheduled; no on-call shifts are required.
• Required Qualifications: Two years of respiratory therapy experience; Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential; Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications; experience with electronic charting systems; community hospital experience; proficiency in adult critical care, pediatric respiratory care, neonatal care, mechanical ventilation, airway management, arterial blood gas interpretation, tracheostomy care, suctioning, oxygen therapy, noninvasive ventilation, bronchoscopy support, pulmonary hygiene, emergency respiratory care, and patient transport; influenza vaccination required with no exemptions.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous charge experience and Long Term Acute Care (LTAC) experience.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: Care is provided across critical care, intermediate care, emergency, post-acute, and general care units. Floating may occur within the respiratory therapy specialty and across care areas to support respiratory therapy services. The patient ratio is four patients per respiratory therapist. First-time travelers are accepted with strong pediatric and adult experience.

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