Travel Respiratory Therapist - Certified RT/CRT

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Apr 14, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) with NICU and adult critical care experience for a night shift travel assignment at a teaching hospital in Maryland.

Details

• Short-term acute care teaching hospital and Council of Teaching Hospitals (COTH) member facility with 338 staffed beds
• NICU unit with float requirement between Adult and NICU departments
• Night shift: 3x12-hour shifts, 18:30–07:00
• Every other weekend required
• Holiday coverage expected
• No on-call requirement
• Charting via Cerner (experience preferred)
• Ventilators used include Draeger V500, Draeger VN500, and Servo U
• 13-week contract

Requirements

• CRT certification required
• Minimum 2 years of experience as an RRT in Adult Critical Care and NICU
• MD state licensure required if applicable
• At least 1 prior travel assignment completed
• BLS required
• ACLS preferred
• ED experience preferred
• Proficiency with airway management including endotracheal intubation/suctioning, extubation, tracheostomy care, BiPAP, CPAP, and High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Experience with inhaled medications including albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Pulmicort, racemic epinephrine, and related aerosol therapies
• Experience drawing and analyzing ABGs, including umbilical blood gases
• Experience assisting in high-risk deliveries
• Preferred skills: bronchoscopy, inhaled Flolan, Nitric Oxide (iNO), Mucomyst, Theophylline, Ketamine, and Bicarbonate administration
• 2 professional supervisory references from within the past 2 years required for consideration
• Full 7-year work history with all gaps explained required for consideration

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include airway management, pulmonary hygiene, sputum specimen collection, ABG interpretation, nebulizer and inhaler setup, and weaning patients from mechanical ventilation
• Candidates must be comfortable managing and troubleshooting ventilator alarms
• Flu vaccine is required for all staff at this facility
• Ceil blue scrubs required; scrubs are not provided by the facility
• Candidates living within 60 miles of the facility are eligible at a local rate
• All time-off and scheduling requests must be submitted at the time of initial consideration