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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. Pediatric experience is not required, but you must be willing to learn here. First-time travelers are accepted with previous adult critical care experience. Required skills include oxygen, aerosol/MDI treatments, ventilator management, trach, CPT, suctioning, PEP therapy, and ABG.

Special Requests: RTO approval must go through the manager.

Unit Details: Patient types/common diagnoses include COPD, transplant, CVICU, cystic fibrosis, asthma, heart failure, LVAD, and neuro; Frazier home ventilators and a few pediatric patients are also included. Patient load varies; in the ICU, the team tries to cap the load at 6 ventilated patients. Uses Omnicell for medication dispensing. Philips monitors are used. Equipment includes V60 BiPAP, PB 980, NK 440, NK 550, Hamilton MR-1, Zoll, Airvo/high-flow, nitric managed only in CVICU, Veletri, and nocturnal BiPAP using V30 and ResMed.

Shift & Scheduling: Weekend rotation includes 4 weekend shifts in a month. No call. Holidays are as needed. The schedule is made a month at a time.

Floating Requirements: Could float to Frazier Rehab, which is 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:

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

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

• ABLS (Advanced Burn Life Support)

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

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