Respiratory Unit - Respiratory Therapist - $1880 per week.

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: 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM

Experience:

• 2 years of experience with 2 years within the last 48 months (4 years).

• 3 months of travel experience is required.

Requirements:

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

• This role may require floating to additional units and locations

• Travel only, local not allowed. Candidates must live >75 miles from facility to be submitted.

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

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

• Anyone who worked as Staff at a facility in this program in the last 12 months 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:

References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you're applying to.

Required Skills/Experience:
Critical care experience is required; floor assignments require a minimum of 1 year of experience, while critical care assignments require a minimum of 2 years of experience.
At least 1 travel contract is required.
Experience in a facility with 300+ beds is required.
Experience with intubating patients and comfort with intubating patients are required.
Must be accustomed to high and heavy workloads.
Must be able to work in an adult ICU and manage ventilators, make suggestions for ventilator management, read ABGs, and alert the team to critical values.
Unit Details:
Respiratory therapists are the first line for patient intubation.
Therapists provide 550 minutes of treatment per shift, averaging 15 minutes per treatment and 13-15 patients per shift.
In the ICU, there may be up to 4 airways per therapist; an airway includes a ventilator or a heated-aerosol tracheostomy off the ventilator.
Uses Servo ventilators (U and I models).
A hospitalist or intensivist is in-house 24/7, and a hospitalist responds to codes.
Pharmacy is available 24/7.
Adult assignments cover pediatric through adult patients; NICU respiratory therapists are separate from adult needs.
Common duties include nebulizer treatments, airway management, Vapotherm, BiPAP, CPAP, ventilator management, ABG collection, bedside PFTs, and chest physiotherapy; in the ICU, duties also include arterial-line placement, blood-gas management, intubation, and bronchoscopies.
Common patient disease processes include COPD, CHF, pneumonia, respiratory failure, ARDS, and cancer.
Arterial-line skills will be taught.
Shift & Scheduling:
Friday-Sunday schedule.
Holidays rotate with permanent staff, and every other holiday can be expected.
No call.

14 days maximum time off

1 Charge/Lead/Supervisor reference required from within the last 12 months

Driver's license required for submission

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)

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

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

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: – –
• Shift Type: Night
• Contract Date: 2026-11-16
• Expected Length: 17 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 3