Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist - Austin, TX

This travel Registered Respiratory Therapist job in Austin, TX with Advantis Medical is a 13-week travel Registered Respiratory Therapist contract at Ascension Seton - Austin. This role pays $1,911 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 Texas and national regulatory bodies

Ascension Seton Medical Center — Austin, TX

Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin is a full-service Ascension hospital with standout cardiac, transplant, and critical-care infrastructure for surgical, imaging, and respiratory teams.

• For respiratory therapists, it's a Gold Level ELSO ECMO Center of Excellence with a Joint Commission-certified ventricular assist device (VAD) program, an advanced critical-care setting.
• It runs Austin's only heart transplant program, with cardiothoracic surgery, interventional cardiology, structural/TAVR and aortic (TEVAR) procedures, and multimodality cardiac imaging.
• Robotic surgery spans bariatrics, general, gynecology, cardiovascular, colorectal, thoracic, neurosurgery, and urology.
• A Comprehensive Stroke Center drives CT and CTA imaging, and neonatal care runs through the Marialice Shivers Regional Neonatal Center.
• Cerner is the EMR.