Travel Respiratory Therapist - Registered RT/RRT

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Apr 20, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with at least 3 years of academic medical center experience for a 13-week night shift travel assignment in Albany, NY, with Epic EMR experience required.

Details

• Inpatient Respiratory Therapy department at an academic medical center
• Adult and pediatric critical care patient population; neonatal patient exposure is desirable
• Experience with both inter- and intra-hospital patient transport is expected
• Epic EMR — experience required
• Night shift: 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
• Every other weekend required
• Rotating holiday coverage required

Requirements

• Active NYS Respiratory Therapist License with an up-to-date CE profile and free of disciplinary action required at time of consideration (license required if applicable)
• Graduate of an AMA-approved Respiratory Care program (minimum Associate Degree)
• Minimum 3 years of experience as an RRT in an academic medical center setting
• BLS certification required — must be from AHA or RQI
• ACLS certification preferred — must be from AHA or RQI if held
• Epic EMR experience required
• Both pediatric and adult critical care skills are highly desirable
• Emergency department experience is highly desirable
• Minimum 2 years of recent specialty experience required
• Active US SSN required — Canadian SIN is not accepted
• No gaps in work history of 90 days or more within the past 12 months
• Flu vaccination required; only medical exemptions signed by a licensed professional are accepted — personal or religious declinations will not be accepted

Additional Information

• Assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders across a range of respiratory care modalities
• Supervise respiratory therapy technicians as part of primary care responsibilities
• Initiate and conduct therapeutic procedures, maintain patient records, and operate respiratory equipment
• Competency testing is required for ICU unit placements, with 2 attempts allowed to pass
• Candidates must reside outside of the following counties to be eligible: Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Ulster, Warren, and Washington
• RTO requests must be submitted at time of consideration
• No blocked scheduling