Registered Respiratory Therapist – Pulmonary & Neuro Diagnostics
Columbus, GA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: May 26, 2026
• Length: 8 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) for a night shift position at a Level 2 trauma center with interventional stroke certification and a Level 3 NICU, serving an infant-to-geriatric patient population.

Details

• Level 2 trauma center with interventional stroke certification and a Level 3 NICU, which also serves as a regional transport resource
• Primarily adult RRT scope with exposure to pediatric intubated patients; patient population spans infants to geriatrics
• Responsibilities include managing non-invasive and conventional ventilation, aerosol therapy, bedside pulmonary function tests, arterial line placement, oxygen management, arterial and capillary blood gas collection, draws from lines, and patient education
• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts (18:30–07:00)
• Every other weekend required
• Floating required within the facility and to a sister campus as needed
• No on-call requirements
• EMR: Epic; additional systems include Pyxis, SBAR, Viasys Vela, GE Carescape, and Viasys Avea

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of respiratory therapy experience
• Trauma experience required
• Georgia RRT license required (license required if applicable)
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, and PALS
• Copies of all required certifications must be provided for consideration
• Pulmonary function testing (spirometry) experience preferred
• First-time travelers are accepted

Additional Information

• Slate gray scrubs required
• Travelers must be available to work any major holidays that fall within their assignment period; no holiday RTO may be requested if one or two major holidays fall during the assignment, and if three occur, only one holiday RTO request may be submitted for approval
• 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
• RTO maximum is 7 days; RTO cannot be requested during the first week of assignment
• Travelers who have previously worked at any Piedmont facility must have been away for a full year before returning as a traveler
• Local candidates are accepted at the same rate
• The posted shift and schedule are firm; no alternate shift or schedule requests are permitted