Travel Respiratory Therapist

Job Description

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Care Career is seeking a travel Registered Respiratory Therapist for a travel job in Janesville, Wisconsin.

Job Description & Requirements\n

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• Specialty: Registered Respiratory Therapist
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• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
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• Start Date: 09/26/2026
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• Duration: 13 weeks
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• 36 hours per week
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• Shift: 12 hours, nights
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• Employment Type: Travel
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Respiratory Therapist – Travel Assignment
Location: Wisconsin
Start Date: 08/18/2026
Contract: 13 Weeks
Shift: Nights – 3×12-hour shifts
Shift Time: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
Weekend: Every other weekend
Holiday: Rotating holiday schedule
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Position Overview \n

Care Career is seeking an experienced Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) for a 13-week travel assignment. The Respiratory Therapist will provide comprehensive cardiopulmonary care, respiratory treatments, mechanical ventilation management, emergency respiratory support, and patient/family education.

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The ideal candidate will have strong experience with invasive and non-invasive ventilation, adult and pediatric respiratory care, emergency response, airway management, and critical-care respiratory services.
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Required Qualifications \n

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• Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Care Program
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• Education verification required
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• Current Wisconsin Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license
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• Current RRT – Registered Respiratory Therapist credential through NBRC
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• Current AHA Provider Level BLS
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• Current NRP – Neonatal Resuscitation Program
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• Active state license required at the time of assignment
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Schedule \n

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• 3×12-hour night shifts
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• 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
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• Every other weekend
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• Rotating holiday schedule
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• 13-week contract
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Key Responsibilities \n

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• Perform routine respiratory therapies for the treatment, diagnosis, and evaluation of cardiopulmonary conditions.
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• Conduct emergency rounds, oxygen saturation checks, and titrate oxygen according to established protocols.
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• Initiate, monitor, evaluate, and wean invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation .
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• Assess patients and recommend appropriate respiratory therapies, treatment changes, frequencies, and duration based on clinical findings.
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• Administer medications and oxygen through therapist-driven protocols.
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• Assess patients before and after medications, procedures, and respiratory devices.
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• Educate patients and families regarding respiratory therapies, medications, treatment goals, and equipment.
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• Document patient assessments, treatments, response to therapy, and ongoing respiratory care.
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• Set up, calibrate, maintain, and troubleshoot mechanical ventilators and non-invasive ventilation devices .
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• Demonstrate competency with therapeutic bronchoscopies and pulmonary function screening.
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• Clean, disinfect, assemble, and maintain respiratory equipment and departmental supplies.
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• Respond to emergency and code situations and assist with chest compressions, airway management, airway stabilization, and ventilator support according to AHA guidelines.
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• Transport critically ill adult patients on mechanical ventilation or non-invasive ventilation for procedures and diagnostic testing.
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• Provide developmentally appropriate respiratory care to pediatric and adult patients when assigned.
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• Participate in community education, in-services, continuing education, and professional development activities.
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Required Clinical Competencies \n

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• Mechanical Ventilation
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• Invasive Ventilation
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• Non-Invasive Ventilation
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• Ventilator Weaning
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• CPAP/BiPAP
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• Oxygen Therapy
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• Oxygen Titration
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• Aerosol Therapy
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• Cardiopulmonary Assessment
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• Airway Management
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• Airway Stabilization
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• Emergency/Code Response
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• Chest Compressions
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• Ventilator Troubleshooting
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• Bronchoscopy
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• Pulmonary Function Screening
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• Oxygen Saturation Monitoring
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• Respiratory Medication Administration
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• Pediatric Respiratory Care
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• Adult Respiratory Care
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• Critical-Care Patient Transport
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• Patient/Family Education
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• Respiratory Documentation
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Certifications & Licensure \n

Required:

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• Wisconsin Respiratory Care Practitioner License
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• NBRC RRT
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• AHA BLS
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• NRP
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Testing / Compliance \n

Required competency/testing includes:

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• Core Mandatory Part I
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• Core Mandatory Part II – Allied
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• Core Mandatory Part III
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• Core Mandatory Exam – Allied/Non-Nursing
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• Respiratory Therapist Skills Assessment
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• Respiratory Therapy Exam
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• BLS
  Contract Length: 13 weeks
  Position Urgency: Normal
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Quick Offers

About Care Career\n \n

Care Career brings together a portfolio of leading healthcare staffing organizations, each delivering specialized talent solutions across the industry. Wherever you want to go, We Make It Happen.

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With travel nursing jobs across the country, you can discover the possibilities that create the lifestyle and financial position that you have dreamed of.

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• Referral bonus
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• Weekly pay
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• Medical benefits
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• Continuing Education
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• Dental benefits
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• Vision benefits
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