Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist - $2,969 per week

DT-Healthcare Staffing is seeking a travel Registered Respiratory Therapist for a travel job in Shiprock, New Mexico.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Start Date: 10/12/2026
• Duration: 52 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days, evenings, nights, rotating
• Employment Type: Travel

Travel Respiratory Therapist — Shiprock, NM

Facility: Northern Navajo Medical Center, Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS)

Location: Shiprock, NM

Specialty: Respiratory Therapy

Contract Length: 52 weeks (1-year assignment)

Shift: Full-time, 40 hrs/week (day/night/rotating tours available)

Start Date: ASAP

Estimated Weekly Pay: $2,966 ($1,720 taxable wages + $1,246 stipend*, blended rate $74.15/hr)

Plus: $500 one-time travel reimbursement

*Stipend eligibility for assignments over 12 months is subject to IRS tax-home rules; final structure confirmed at offer.

About the Assignment:
Join the care team at Northern Navajo Medical Center, serving the Navajo Nation — the largest tribal community in the U.S. — through the Indian Health Service. This year-long placement offers rare schedule stability in travel allied health, plus deep immersion in a unique federal healthcare system serving a historically underserved population.

Requirements:

• Current RRT or CRT certification (NBRC)
• Active state license or compact eligibility (New Mexico)
• BLS required; ACLS/NRP/PALS as applicable to unit
• Minimum 1–2 years recent acute care experience
• Successful completion of IHS credentialing, background check, and health screening

Why This Assignment:

• Full-year contract stability — rare in travel allied staffing
• Stipend + travel reimbursement to offset relocation costs
• Federal facility offering long-term repeat-assignment opportunities
• Meaningful, high-impact clinical work with the Navajo Nation

Benefits

• Referral bonus
• Weekly pay
• Holiday Pay
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits