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

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 16, 2026
• Length: 17 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Respiratory Therapist (RRT) for a night shift acute care position requiring critical care experience and comfort with intubation.

Details

• Acute care setting in a hospital Respiratory Therapy unit with 300+ beds
• Adult, pediatric, and neonatal patient populations; NICU patients are managed separately under the NICU nursing team
• Common conditions treated include COPD, CHF, pneumonia, respiratory failure, ARDS, and cancer
• Therapists average 13-15 patients per shift with approximately 550 treatment minutes, averaging 15 minutes per treatment
• ICU therapists manage up to 4 airways per patient assignment
• Uses Servo ventilators (U and I models)
• Charting completed in MEDITECH
• Night shift, 12-hour shifts from 7p-7a, Friday-Sunday rotation
• Weekend requirement with either Monday-Thursday or Friday-Sunday team scheduling
• Holiday rotation expected, approximately every other holiday
• No on-call requirements
• No floating required
• In-house hospitalist or intensivist coverage 24/7
• 24/7 on-site pharmacy support

Requirements

• Current RRT certification via NBRC required
• GA state license required if applicable
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required
• NRP certification required if assigned to NICU
• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• Critical care experience required
• Minimum 1 prior travel contract required
• Experience with intubation and comfort performing the procedure required
• Experience managing high and heavy patient workloads required
• Experience working in a 300+ bed facility required

Additional Information

• Perform full scope of RT duties including nebulizer treatments, airway management, Vapotherm, BiPAP, CPAP, ventilator management, ABG collection, and bedside PFTs
• Respiratory therapists serve as first responders for intubation during codes, with hospitalist support available
• ICU-based duties include arterial line placement, blood gas management, intubation, and bronchoscopy assistance
• Must be confident making ventilator management suggestions and interpreting ABGs to alert on critical values
• Charge RT role available, overseeing Charge and Clinical Coordinator responsibilities
• Orientation includes hospital and charting orientation in week one, followed by a graduated patient load schedule; ICU assignments include an additional week of orientation
• Scrub color requirement is ceil blue, with ceil blue jacket permitted
• Facility requires candidates to reside more than 75 miles from the facility for eligibility
• Candidates employed by the facility within the last 12 months are not eligible for placement