Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist - New Haven, CT

This travel Registered Respiratory Therapist job in New Haven, CT with Advantis Medical is a 13-week travel Registered Respiratory Therapist contract at Yale New Haven Hospital . This role pays $2,290 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 Connecticut and national regulatory bodies

Yale New Haven Hospital — New Haven, CT

Yale New Haven's allied work runs at quaternary academic scale — Level I trauma, a 500,000-square-foot NCI cancer hospital, an intraoperative MRI in the neurosurgical OR, and one of the densest imaging operations in the Northeast.

• The radiology operation spans roughly a dozen CT scanners and multiple 3T MRIs (including a neonatal MR unit in the NICU), with Level I trauma and stroke volume keeping CT and interventional radiology in regular use.
• Smilow Cancer Hospital carries radiation therapy, 12 operating rooms, infusion suites, and diagnostic and therapeutic radiology for adults and children — deep ground for rad-onc, dosimetry, and oncology-imaging roles.
• A 3T intraoperative MRI within the neurosurgical OR suite supports advanced neuro and imaging-tech work.
• The comprehensive transplant center and certified heart program drive cardiac cath, EP, and transplant-related OR and procedural caseloads.
• Pediatric imaging and respiratory therapy at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital add neonatal and pediatric allied tracks.