Travel Respiratory Therapist Registered - Nashville, TN

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting November 30, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $1,536 a week in all, a taxable rate of $15 an hour plus $995.87 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Respiratory Therapist Registered, RT PEDS — Nashville, TN. The respiratory therapist provides clinical respiratory care in a high-acuity setting, supporting patient assessment, airway management, ventilator care, and emergency response. The position is scheduled for night shifts and includes a 36-hour workweek.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week, every other weekend.
• Required Qualifications: Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) or Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT); Basic Life Support (BLS); Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS).
• Preferred Qualifications: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS); one year of intensive care unit experience.
• Responsibilities: Bronchodilator therapy, arterial blood gas collection and analysis, airway clearance, tracheostomy care, ventilator management, intubation assistance, patient assessment, high-flow oxygen therapy, patient transport, and code response.
• Additional Information: Respiratory care equipment includes Dräger ventilators, V60 noninvasive ventilators, Vapotherm systems, and MetaNeb systems. Required uniform colors are black, gray, or raspberry scrubs.

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