Respiratory Therapist
Tacoma, WA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 19, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Respiratory Therapist with 2+ years of critical care experience for an acute care night shift position managing adult ventilator patients.

Details

• Acute care inpatient/ED respiratory therapy unit
• Adult patient population
• Manages 5-6 ventilators per shift
• Uses 840/980, V60, and Vapotherm equipment
• Draws and analyzes ABGs from arterial lines and punctures
• Assists with intubations
• Epic EMR used
• Night shift, 1800-0630, 3 days per week
• Every other weekend required
• Possible holiday requirement
• No call or standby requirement
• No floating required
• Never the sole RT in-house; leads on each shift also carry a workload
• Hospitalist/Intensivist available in-house

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of critical care and mechanical ventilation experience
• BLS and ACLS certification required
• RRT preferred; CRT will be considered
• Active state or compact (NLC) license required for the state of practice; license required if applicable
• Copy of driver's license required for consideration
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, including employment dates and rehire eligibility

Additional Information

• Department-specific orientation provided
• No special scrub color or dress code required
• No radius restriction unless required by state-specific rules
• First-time travelers may be considered