Travel Contract

Registered Respiratory Therapist
Lake Charles, LA
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

$2,156/week
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Overview

  • Start Date11/02/2026
  • Shift Breakdown3x12 hrs
  • ShiftNights
  • Duration13 weeks

Pay

Estimated total pay
$2,156/week

Benefits

  • Weekly pay
  • Holiday Pay
  • Guaranteed Hours
  • 401k retirement plan
  • Cancelation protection
  • Referral bonus
  • Medical benefits
  • Dental benefits
  • Vision benefits

Description

RRT

Role Summary

Travel RRT position in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The role floats between Lake Charles and St Patrick facility and works nights.

Schedule

  • Nights: 6:00 PM–6:00 AM and 7:00 PM–7:00 AM
  • Every other weekend and holidays
  • No call
  • Full time, 36 hours per week

Floating

  • Floats between Lake Charles and St Patrick facility
  • Shift at St. Patrick facility: 6:00 PM–6:00 AM
  • Shift at Lake Charles facility: 7:00 PM–7:00 AM

Required Qualifications

  • Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist license in Louisiana
  • Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
  • 1 year of Registered Respiratory Therapist experience
  • Registered Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
  • BLS issued by American Heart Association
  • ACLS issued by American Heart Association
  • PALS issued by American Heart Association
  • Experience working with Adult patients
  • Adult ICU experience

Preferred Experience

  • 1–3 years of experience preferred

Responsibilities

  • Emergency response for Code Blue and Code White
  • Airway management, including nasotracheal and endotracheal suctioning
  • Aerosolized drug delivery
  • Ventilator management
  • Oral hygiene
  • Airway retaining device placement and maintenance
  • Airway support device management, including BiPAP and CPAP
  • Oxygen delivery and therapeutic monitoring
  • Chest film analysis
  • Blood gas collection and analysis
  • EKG analysis
  • Documentation
  • Cleaning and stocking equipment and supplies
  • CAP and JC survey participation
  • May function as Shift Leader or Team Leader
  • Advanced practice skills may include therapeutic gas management and monitoring, INO and HeO2, Pulmonary Function Testing, bronchoscopy assist, hemodynamic monitoring, waveform analysis, nocturnal SpO2 evaluation, polysomnography, and transport duties

Other Details

  • Nurse/patient ratio: 5:1 (5 vents to one therapist)
  • Dress code: Gray scrubs

Employer

PRIDE Health

3.9rating(109 reviews)

59 nurses recommend working with PRIDE Health

Anonymous
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Medical Lab Scientist (Allied Health Professional)
5.0rating

Pros

My recruiter, Preet, is always on top of things. She doesn't just abandon you after you start your assignment. The company overall is great to work for, offering competitive pay packages and assistance throughout the entire process.

Cons

None

Review of PRIDE Health on Sep 25, 2026

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About

PRIDE Health is the minority-owned healthcare recruitment division of Pride Global—an integrated human capital solutions and advisory firm. With our robust and abundant travel nursing and allied health employment options across the U.S., PRIDE Health will allow you to help change the way the world lives and heals as it connects you with the industry’s leading healthcare organizations.


Pride Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.


Equal Employment Opportunity

Pride Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.


Fair Chance Employment

Pride Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.


Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.


Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.


Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.

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