Registered Respiratory Therapist
Albany, GA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 14, 2026
• Length: 17 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with 2+ years of critical care experience for a night shift acute care hospital position requiring intubation proficiency.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting within the Respiratory Therapy department
• Adult ICU and floor patient population, with peds and neonatal care handled separately by NICU-specific staff
• Facility has 300+ beds
• Night shift, 7p-7a, with some weekend work required
• Rotating team schedule of Monday-Thursday or Friday-Sunday, with hours varying by team
• Rotates every other holiday with permanent staff
• No on-call requirements
• No floating required
• Uses MEDITECH EMR
• In-house hospitalist or intensivist coverage 24/7 (MD or NP)
• 24/7 in-house pharmacy support
• Average of 13-15 patients per shift with approximately 550 treatment minutes per shift
• Up to 4 airways per therapist in ICU assignments
• Uses Servo ventilators (U and I models)
• Charge RT role available, overseeing charge and clinical coordination duties

Requirements

• Current RRT certification required
• GA state license required if applicable
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required
• NRP certification required if working in NICU
• Minimum 2 years of critical care experience required
• Minimum 1 completed travel contract required
• Experience in a 300+ bed facility required
• Comfortable and experienced with intubating patients as first responder to codes
• Confident managing ventilators, reading ABGs, and alerting on critical values
• Experience placing arterial lines preferred, with training provided if needed
• Able to manage high and heavy patient workloads

Additional Information

• Perform full scope of RT duties including nebulizer treatments, airway management, Vapotherm, BiPAP, CPAP, ventilator management, ABG collection, bedside PFTs, and chest physiotherapy
• In ICU settings, responsibilities include arterial line placement, blood gas management, intubation, and bronchoscopy assistance
• Treat common conditions such as COPD, CHF, pneumonia, respiratory failure, ARDS, and cancer-related respiratory complications
• Serve as first-line responder for intubations during codes, supported by an in-house hospitalist
• Orientation includes hospital and charting orientation in week one, with a gradual patient load increase over the following weeks
• ICU assignments include an additional week of orientation
• Scrub color is ceil blue, with ceil blue jacket permitted
• Candidates residing within 75 miles of the facility are not eligible for this position
• Candidates previously employed by the facility within the last 12 months are not eligible
• First-time travelers are not eligible; at least one prior travel contract is required