RRT
Knoxville, TN
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 24, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with adult critical care and ED experience for a night shift position in a hospital respiratory/neuro diagnostics unit.

Details

• Inpatient hospital setting within a respiratory/neuro diagnostics unit
• Adult critical care and emergency department patient populations, including neuro patient population
• Night shift schedule: 3x12-hour shifts, 19:00–07:30
• Procedures include nebulized medication therapy (AeroEclipse, Aerobika flutter valves), chest percussion, bedside parameters (FVC/NIF) for neuro patients, V60 BiPAP, Comfort Flow heated high-flow nasal cannula systems, transport ventilators, Glidescope intubation, Puritan Bennett 980 ventilators, bedside bronchoscopies, percutaneous tracheostomy, Radiometer ABL 90 Flex analyzers, nebulized Epoprostenol, and HeliOx services
• Floating is conducted in accordance with facility policy and Joint Commission standards, with appropriate orientation provided to any new unit
• Cerner charting system experience preferred but not required

Requirements

• Current certifications required: ACLS, BLS, RRT
• NRP and PALS preferred
• TN state license required if applicable
• Minimum 2 years of respiratory therapy experience
• Adult critical care and emergency department work setting experience required
• Skills required include ventilator management, BiPAP, CPAP, arterial punctures, drawing and interpreting ABGs, nebulizer therapy (handheld, T-piece, trach collar), oxygen therapy, high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC), bronchoscopy care, and in-hospital transport
• Prior travel assignment experience required

Additional Information

• Provide respiratory therapy services across adult critical care and neuro diagnostic patient populations
• Bi-weekly orientation schedule
• Candidates must reside more than 75 miles from the facility to qualify for the travel pay rate; local candidates are accepted at a reduced rate
• Proof of residency documentation (mortgage/lease statement and a utility bill linked to the physical residence) will be required upon offer acceptance
• All certifications and licensure must not expire within 45 days of the assignment start date
• Former permanent staff at this facility cannot return to the same campus within 24 months; return to another campus within the same health system is permitted after 12 months
• RTO requests cannot occur within the first 14 days of the assignment start date and cannot exceed 7 days total
• Holiday RTO will not be accommodated; travelers may discuss holiday scheduling directly with the manager after arriving onsite
• Travel team members who are related or married may not work on the same unit
• Orientation modules are completed through the facility's internal system and are non-billable