Travel Respiratory Therapist - Registered RT/RRT

Travel Respiratory Therapist - Registered RT/RRT

American Traveler

Great Falls, Montana, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Rotating

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-16

$2,347.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with critical care experience in ICU and ED settings for a day/night shift position at a teaching hospital.

Details

• Work in adult critical care and Emergency Department settings at a teaching hospital
• May work alongside students, interns, or learning RNs
• Day shift (0600-1800) with possible night shifts (1800-0600), 3x12 hour schedule
• 36 hours per week
• EPIC charting system used
• Travel pairs accepted, though same shift is not guaranteed

Requirements

• Active RRT certification required; CRT not accepted
• Minimum 1 year of experience required
• BLS certification required
• Epic charting experience required; recent experience within the last 12 months strongly preferred but not mandatory
• Trauma Level I experience preferred
• Skilled in airway management including intubation assist, extubation, and tracheostomy care
• Experience with ventilator management including BiPAP, CPAP, and weaning from mechanical ventilation
• Experience with oxygen therapy delivery methods including HFNC, bag and mask, and ET tube
• License required if applicable

Additional Information

• Perform suctioning, airway placement, and sputum specimen collection as needed
• Manage nebulizer treatments including hand-held, T-piece, and trach collar methods
• Troubleshoot high pressure ventilator alarms
• Clinicians without recent Epic experience will complete on-site Epic training and pass a test-out before being scheduled
• RTO typically limited to no more than 2 weeks during the assignment, with expectation to make up missed time
• First-time travelers considered