Registered Respiratory Therapist - Neuro Diagnostics
Columbus, GA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 3, 2026
• Length: 24 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

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

Details

• Level 2 trauma center that is also interventional stroke certified and home to a Level 3 NICU that serves as a regional transport resource
• Primarily adult RRT with exposure to pediatric intubated patients; patient population spans infants to geriatrics
• Performs non-invasive ventilation, conventional ventilation, aerosol therapy, bedside pulmonary function tests, arterial line placement, oxygen management, arterial blood gases (ABGs), and capillary blood gases
• EMR: Epic (experience required); additional systems include Pyxis, SBAR, Viasys Vela, GE Carescape, and Viasys Avea
• 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

Requirements

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

Additional Information

• Slate gray scrubs required
• Candidates must be available to work all major holidays that fall within their assignment period; holiday RTO requests are not permitted if one or two major holidays occur during the assignment — if three major holidays occur, 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 the assignment
• No scheduling changes or alternate shift requests are permitted — the listed night shift is firm
• Travelers must have been away from all facilities within this health system for a full year before returning as a travel employee
• Local candidates are accepted at the same rate
• RTO dates must be finalized and submitted upfront, in accordance with the holiday RTO policy