Travel Respiratory Therapist Registered Respiratory Therapist Job

Start date: 11/16/2026 | Duration: 13 weeks | Weekly pay: $2,671 to $2,805 per week | Guaranteed hours: 36 | Shift: 12-hour nights This travel temporary assignment is in a hospital setting. The role requires experience in critical care and trauma environments and involves alternating night shifts with weekend/holiday coverage. Key HighlightsWeekly pay: $2,671 per week to $2,805 per week Guaranteed hours: 36 per week

Contract duration: 13 weeks

Shift: 12-hour nights, 6:45 pm–7:15 am, every other weekend and holiday

Start date: 11/16/2026

Setting: hospital Local rate option: residents within 50 miles may receive the local rate (local rate is $10 less than the posted bill rate)

Responsibilities: Deliver comprehensive respiratory care to critically ill adults in a trauma-level environment, including assessment, planning, and therapy administration. Manage invasive and noninvasive ventilation, adjust settings based on patient status and lab results, and apply lung-protective ventilation strategies. Collaborate with the Code Blue team during resuscitations and participate in ventilator decision‑making informed by patient assessment and laboratory data. Provide airway clearance, bronchodilator treatments, humidification, suctioning, and other modality therapies as indicated; monitor effectiveness. Monitor patient response, document care in the medical record, and communicate changes to the multidisciplinary team. Maintain and troubleshoot respiratory equipment, ensuring safety and sterility of devices and supplies. RequirementsActive RRT credential Massachusetts Respiratory Care license NRP certification and BLS certification 3+ years of recent experience in Level 1 or Level 2 trauma facilities; NICU Level 3 and adult critical care experience required Proficiency with lung-protective ventilation and participation on Code Blue teams Ability to make ventilator decisions based on patient assessment and laboratory results

Please note: Pay rates and guaranteed hours are estimates and may vary. Final compensation packages and confirmed hours will be discussed during the hiring process.