Travel Respiratory Therapist Registered - Birmingham, AL

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr days, 36 hours a week, starting November 9, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,093 a week in all, a taxable rate of $16.34 an hour plus $1,505 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Respiratory Therapist — Respiratory Therapist Registered — Birmingham. The Respiratory Therapist provides intensive respiratory care, patient transport, treatment evaluation, and patient education within the scope of professional licensure. The role operates and monitors respiratory equipment, performs respiratory procedures, and supports quality patient care with minimal supervision.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shift, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week.
• Additional Information: Responsibilities include administering invasive and non-invasive ventilation, oxygen and aerosol therapies, nebulizer treatments, chest physiotherapy, suctioning, oximetry and capnography monitoring, pulmonary function studies, arterial punctures, tracheostomy care, endotracheal tube insertion and removal, mechanical ventilation, respiratory assessments, and documentation of patient responses. The role also performs 12-lead electrocardiograms, basic arrhythmia recognition, respiratory procedures, patient transport, equipment testing and maintenance support, laboratory testing procedures where applicable, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation according to Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) guidelines.

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