Travel Respiratory Therapist - Registered RT/RRT

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jun 29, 2026
• Length: 7 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with a minimum of 1 year of experience for a night shift position covering a full-service hospital including ICU, Open Heart, NICU, and a trauma ED in Georgia.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting covering all floors, including a 30-bed ICU, 25-bed Open Heart unit, 25-bed NICU, and a 47-bed/5-trauma bay ED
• Patient population spans neonates to geriatrics
• Clinical skills required include ventilator management, BiPAP management, medicated aerosol treatments, open heart respiratory care, intubation, ABG draws and analysis, CPT, nitric oxide therapy, and COVID patient management
• EMR: Epic (required); ventilator experience required with Servo I, GE, Hamilton, and PB840
• Night shift: 3x12-hour shifts, 19:00–07:00
• Every other weekend rotation required
• Floating within the facility and scope of practice as needed
• No on-call requirements

Requirements

• Active RRT credential required
• Active Georgia (GA) state RT license required — license required if applicable
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, PALS
• Minimum 1 year of respiratory therapy experience
• Experience with Epic EMR required
• Hands-on experience with Servo I, GE, Hamilton, and PB840 ventilators required
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this position
• Copies of all required certifications must be provided for consideration
• Two supervisory references (Manager level or above; charge nurses not accepted) are highly preferred for consideration

Additional Information

• Scrub color policy: any color is acceptable except all-red or all-navy blue outfits
• RTO maximum of 7 days for the assignment; RTO cannot be requested during the first week of the assignment
• Holiday coverage policy: if one or two major holidays fall within the assignment period, the traveler is expected to work those holidays with no holiday RTO permitted; if three major holidays fall within the assignment period, the traveler is expected to work two of them and may request one holiday off
• Major holidays include Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve/New Year's Day
• No special scheduling or shift change requests are permitted — the listed night shift is firm
• Travelers must have been away from all facilities within this health system for a minimum of one full year before returning as a traveler
• Local candidates are accepted for this position