Travel Contract

Respiratory Therapist - ICU/ER
Merrillville, IN
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Evenings, Nights
Referral Bonus

$2,071/week
Posted 6 days ago

Overview

  • Start DateASAP
  • Shift Breakdown3x12 hrs
  • ShiftEvenings, Nights
  • Duration13 weeks

Pay

Estimated total pay
$2,071/week

Benefits

  • Referral bonus
  • School loan reimbursement
  • Vision benefits
  • Wellness and fitness programs
  • Company provided housing options
  • License and certification reimbursement
  • Life insurance
  • Medical benefits
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Pet insurance
  • Discount program
  • Employee assistance programs
  • Guaranteed Hours
  • Health savings account
  • Holiday Pay
  • 401k retirement plan
  • Continuing Education
  • Dental benefits

Description

Respiratory Therapist - Indiana

Job Details

  • Location: Merrillville, Indiana
  • Shift: Night (12-hour shifts)
  • Schedule: 3 shifts per week (36 hours), every other weekend and every other holiday
  • Contract Length: 13 weeks
  • Work Settings: ICU, ER, general floors, and potentially Neonatal ICU (preferred but not required)
  • Ventilator Equipment: Puritan Bennett 840s and 980 vents, V60 BiPAPs
  • Typical Caseload: Approximately 4-6 ventilated patients per therapist
  • Team: Night shift typically staffed with 3-4 therapists per hospital campus
  • Collaboration: All therapists are trained equally and expected to assist during Codes or Rapid Responses

Required Qualifications

  • Certification: CRT or RRT (either accepted)
  • License: Valid Indiana Respiratory Therapist license
  • Certification: BLS (Basic Life Support)

Additional Information

  • Must be able to work across multiple hospital campuses
  • Prior travel experience is not specified or required

Employer

Host Healthcare

4.8rating(1049 reviews)

231 nurses recommend working with Host Healthcare

5.0rating

Pros

Aly has been amazing to work with, very responsive, always willing to go the extra mile to make sure you have everything you need and will get you the Info if you don’t know. Best recruiter I’ve worked with

Cons

None

Recommends working with Host Healthcare

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ICU - Intensive Care Unit (RN)
Review of Host Healthcare on Apr 25, 2026
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At Host Healthcare, we provide a truly comfortable experience as you explore your travel nursing, therapy, or allied career. We make your travel healthcare journey easy by taking care of all the details, so you don’t have to.

We are on a mission to help others live better and we do this by helping the healers of the world be as comfortable as possible. With access to tens of thousands of travel nursing, therapy, and allied jobs in all 50 states, our responsive and friendly recruiters find your dream position based on what’s important to you.

During your assignment, get access to premium benefits, including Day 1 medical that continues up to 30 days between assignments, 401K matching, travel reimbursements, dedicated housing support, and more. We also offer 24/7 support from our team and access to our on-staff clinicians so you can feel comfortable and confident throughout your entire assignment.

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