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Respiratory Unit - Respiratory Therapist - $1650 per week.

Trusted Health
3 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
Louisville, KY, United States

Trusted is seeking an experienced allied health professional for this exciting travel assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel experience by enabling clinicians to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses and allied health professionals across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Shift: 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Experience:

• 12 months of experience with 3 months within the last 12 months.

• Experience with Cerner is preferred.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a license (required after submission).

• This role may require floating to additional units and locations

• Travel only, local not allowed. Candidates must live >50 miles from facility to be submitted.

• COVID vaccination required after submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• Flu vaccination required after submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• Anyone who worked as Staff at a facility in this program cannot be submitted.

• Anyone who worked as Part-Time at a facility in this program cannot be submitted.

• Anyone who worked as Per Diem at a facility in this program cannot be submitted.

• Anyone currently working at a facility in this program cannot be submitted.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Required Skills/Experience: Adult critical care experience is required. Pediatric experience is not required, but clinicians must be willing to learn pediatric care here. Required skills include oxygen, aerosol/MDI treatments, ventilator management, tracheostomy care, CPT, suctioning, PEP therapy, and ABG; flexibility is required. First-time travelers are accepted with previous adult critical care experience.

Special Requests: RTO approval must go through the manager.

Unit Details: Patients include those with COPD, cystic fibrosis, asthma, heart failure, LVADs, and neurological conditions, along with transplant and CVICU patients, Frazier home-vent patients, and a few pediatric patients. Patient load varies; in the ICU, the team tries to cap the load at 6 vents. The unit uses Omnicell for medication dispensing. Equipment includes Philips monitors, V60 BiPAP, PB 980, NK 440, NK 550, Hamilton MR-1, Zoll, Airvo/high-flow, nitric oxide managed only in the CVICU, Veletri, nocturnal BiPAP (V30 and ResMed), and transport ventilators. Transport ventilators are not different from the other ventilators used on the unit.

Shift & Scheduling: Weekend rotation includes 4 weekend shifts in a month. No call. Holiday work may be required as needed. The schedule is made a month at a time.

Floating Requirements: May float to Frazier Rehab on the same campus as Jewish Hospital.

7 days maximum time off. Facility holidays: 11/26/2026, 12/25/2026, 12/31/2026, 01/01/2027, 05/31/2027, 07/04/2027, 09/06/2027. Number of holidays allowed off: 0

2 Charge/Lead/Supervisor references required from within the last 12 months

Proof of identification required

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• RRT (Registered Respiratory Therapist) or the alternative certification CRT

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

  • Skills Checklist: Yes
  • References: Yes
  • Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Registered Respiratory Therapist, Basic Life Support

Job Details

  • Job Type: Travel
  • Nurse/Patient: – –
  • Shift Type: Day
  • Contract Date: 2026-11-23
  • Expected Length: 13 weeks
  • Hours per Shift: 12
  • Shifts per Week: 3