Registered Respiratory Therapist
Toledo, OH
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 15, 2026
• Length: 19 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with adult critical care and emergency department experience for a night shift position in a 700-bed acute care hospital, requiring an OH RRT license in hand at time of consideration.

Details

• Work in a 700-bed acute care hospital with 7 adult ICUs of 16 beds each, plus pediatric and adult acute care units
• Treat adult and geriatric patients, with preferred comfort caring for pediatric populations including Peds ER patients
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 18:30 to 07:00
• Floating required as needed within the Metro Region between Toledo, Flower, and Bay Park Hospitals, including mid-shift floating to ensure hours are met
• Epic EMR experience required
• Equipment used includes Servo I, Avea, and Bella Vista ventilators
• Scrub color is grey

Requirements

• Current RRT certification along with BLS and ACLS certifications
• NRP certification required prior to start date
• OH RRT license required in hand for consideration; license required if applicable
• Minimum 1 year of experience required, obtained after licensure
• Adult critical care and emergency department experience required
• High-risk delivery experience preferred; candidates without this experience must be open to on-site high-risk training
• Preferred experience with teaching hospital, community hospital, and Trauma Level I settings
• PALS certification preferred
• Epic charting system experience required
• Skilled in ABG interpretation, ventilator management (BiPAP, CPAP, weaning from mechanical ventilation), and airway management including intubation assist, extubation, and tracheostomy care
• Experience with medication administration including Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Flovent, inhaled steroids, Perforomist, Pulmicort, Racemic epinephrine, Spiriva, and Xopenex
• Preferred experience changing tubing and bags for invasive/arterial lines

Additional Information

• Treat and educate patients with diagnoses including asthma, COPD, emphysema, pneumonia, and other pulmonary and non-pulmonary conditions
• Perform general and critical respiratory care including medication delivery, bronchopulmonary hygiene, hyperinflation therapy, and initiation, management, and weaning of invasive and non-invasive ventilation
• Respond to rapid responses and emergency codes, performing CPR as needed
• Perform blood gas sampling and analysis, specimen collection, and assessment of spontaneous breathing parameters
• Assist with high-risk deliveries and provide basic pediatric respiratory care
• Unit accepts first-time travelers
• Local candidates within 50 miles are not accepted
• Fingerprinting required for Ohio facility positions involving pediatric, psych, or behavioral health units, with FBI/BCI results taking 4-6 weeks to process