What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel Respiratory Therapist - Registered RT/RRT position at American Traveler?
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
- Hours: 36 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Oct 27, 2026
- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 1
Description
American Traveler is seeking a Respiratory Therapist (RRT/CRT) with at least 1 year of experience and WV licensure for a night shift position at an acute care facility.
Details
- Acute care hospital setting within the Respiratory Therapy department
- Patients housed on a single floor with a 2-3 bed ICU on the same unit
- Primary patient population includes COPD and pneumonia cases
- Busy outpatient surgery department and ER coverage during the week
- Utilizes Puritan Bennett 840 and Nihon Kohden NKV-330 ventilators
- Charting completed in Cerner
- Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 19:15 to 06:45
- Weekend coverage required every third weekend
- May be required to switch to night shift coverage if needed
- Floating required within scope to meet facility needs, including to sister facilities
- No on-call requirements
Requirements
- Minimum 1 year of experience required
- RRT or CRT certification required
- WV license required (or Compact license), pending license accepted for consideration; license required if applicable
- BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required through the American Heart Association (AHA)
- Cerner charting experience required
- Community hospital experience required
- Experience with patient ratios ranging from 1:1 to 1:10
- Minimum 2 Manager or Charge Nurse references from the past 2 years required
- Experience with ventilator management, airway management, and suctioning procedures
- Ability to work independently with strong time management skills
Additional Information
- Facility is a Level 1 Trauma Center and major teaching hospital, member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH)
- Provide respiratory care including aerosol therapy, medication administration, and ventilator management for adult and pediatric patients
- Perform intubation assistance, extubation, and tracheostomy care as needed
- Participate in patient transport including inter-departmental and ambulance transport
- Navy blue scrub color required
- Flu vaccine required during flu season (October 1 - March 31) unless medical exemption documented; COVID vaccine not required
- Fit testing required in advance using an approved mask, which may involve travel up to 100 miles
- First-time travelers will be considered for this position
- Former permanent employees must wait 2 years from last permanent employment date before returning as a traveler
- Current employees of the broader health system (including affiliated hospitals) are not eligible for travel contracts within the system
- RTO requests must be submitted two weeks prior to the next schedule and approved by the manager
- Local candidates accepted; travel pay rate applies for candidates living more than 100 miles from the facility, with case-by-case exceptions considered for those between 75-100 miles
- Orientation held every other Thursday
Benefits:
Health Insurance, 401K Plan