Travel Respiratory Therapist - $2,120 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel Registered Respiratory Therapist for a travel job in Rochester, New York.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Start Date: 08/31/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 31, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with adult critical care and emergency department experience for a night shift position rotating between acute and long-term care settings.

Details

• Rotates between acute care and long-term care (LTC) settings
• Treats adult patients with CHF, COPD, pneumonia, respiratory failure, and respiratory infections
• Performs ABG sampling, ventilator management, patient assessment, and pulmonary hygiene
• Uses Hamilton, Servo-U, NKV330, AirVo2, Dream Machines, and V30 ventilator equipment
• Patient ratio of 1:20
• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 PM-7:00 AM)
• Works every other weekend
• On-call required approximately 1 night every other week
• Floating required
• Epic EMR experience required

Requirements

• Active RRT certification required
• BLS certification required
• ACLS certification preferred
• Minimum 1 year of experience required
• Adult critical care experience required
• Emergency department experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Experience with 1:20 patient ratio required
• Skilled in airway management including extubation, intubation assist, and tracheostomy care
• Skilled in nebulizer therapy including hand held, T-piece, and trach collar delivery
• Skilled in oxygen therapy including bag and mask, ET tube, HFNC, T-piece, and trach collar
• Skilled in ventilator management including BiPAP, CPAP, alarm troubleshooting, and weaning
• Teaching hospital, community hospital, LTAC, and Trauma Level I/II experience preferred
• NY state license required in hand for consideration
• License required if applicable
• Candidates must not reside within 75 miles of the facility

Additional Information

• Scrubs must be any shade of gray or gray/black combination
• Candidates with more than 10 days of requested RTO will not be considered
• Candidates must be available for a full 13-week assignment

American Traveler Job ID #P-740021. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel Respiratory Therapist - Registered RT/RRT

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