Registered Respiratory Therapist – Critical Care & ED
Toledo, OH
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jul 7, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with at least 1 year of experience for a night shift position at a large hospital system, with floating required across multiple campuses in the Metro Region.

Details

• Large 700-bed acute care hospital setting with 7 adult ICUs (16 beds each), pediatric, and adult acute care units
• Patient population includes adults, geriatrics, and pediatrics; must be comfortable with all age groups including pediatric ER patients
• Diagnoses treated include asthma, COPD, emphysema, pneumonia, and various non-pulmonary conditions
• Floating required as needed within the Metro Region between Toledo, Flower, and Bay Park hospital campuses, including mid-shift floating
• Night shift: 3x12-hour shifts, 18:30–07:00
• Epic EMR required
• Ventilator management includes BiPAP, CPAP, and weaning from mechanical ventilation
• Airway management responsibilities include endotracheal tube/suctioning, extubation, nasal and oral airway placement, oropharyngeal suctioning, pulmonary hygiene, sputum specimen collection, and tracheostomy/suctioning
• Medication administration includes Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Flovent, inhaled steroids, Perforomist, Pulmicort, racemic epinephrine, Spiriva, and Xopenex
• Medication delivery systems include aerosol mask and trach setups, metered dose inhalers, and medihalers
• Oxygen therapy includes high flow nasal cannula and trach collar
• Equipment used includes Servo I, Avea, and Bella Vista ventilators
• Changing tubing and bags for invasive/arterial lines is an RRT responsibility on Toledo and Bay Park campuses (preferred experience)

Requirements

• Valid Ohio RRT license required; license required if applicable
• Minimum 1 year of respiratory therapy experience
• Adult critical care and emergency department experience required
• High-risk experience preferred; candidates without high-risk experience must be open to on-site high-risk training
• Comfort with basic pediatric respiratory therapy care required; specific pediatric hospital experience not required
• Certifications required: BLS, ACLS, and NRP (must be obtained prior to start date)
• ABG interpretation proficiency required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible

Additional Information

• Provides both general and critical care including medication delivery, bronchopulmonary hygiene, hyperinflation therapy, initiation/management/weaning of invasive and non-invasive ventilation, airway management, cuff and ETCO2 monitoring, intubation assist, extubation, and maintenance of indwelling lines
• Responds to rapid response events and emergency codes; performs CPR
• Performs blood gas sampling and analysis, specimen collection, and spontaneous breathing parameters
• Assists with pediatric patients including pediatric ER cases; must be comfortable treating all age groups
• Assists in high-risk deliveries (neonatal/peds)
• Bronchoscopy care experience is relevant to this role
• Grey scrubs required
• First-time travelers are accepted for this position
• 2 professional supervisory references from within the past 2 years required for consideration
• Full 7-year work history with all gaps explained required for consideration
• All time off and scheduling requests must be submitted at the time of initial consideration