Respiratory Therapist
Stafford Springs, CT
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Respiratory Therapist (Long-Term Assignment)

Location: Stafford Springs, Connecticut
Shift: Night (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM)
Contract Length: 16 weeks

Job Type

• Long-Term Assignment (LTA)

Required Qualifications

• Valid Respiratory Therapist license in Connecticut
• Minimum 1 year of Respiratory Therapist experience, including experience within the last year
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association
• ACLS
• PALS issued by the American Heart Association
• NRP

Onboarding and Compliance Requirements

• License and certification verifications must be dated within 30 days of start and include scanned online verification with machine-generated date.
• Fit Test and Respirator Evaluation with physician signature required.
• Specialty-specific competency testing and skills checklist must be completed within the past year.
• COVID-19 vaccine proof (including booster by Sept 2025), or declination/exemption (declination not accepted in CA or IL).
• Proof of MMR (2 vaccinations or IgG titer), Varicella (vaccination or IgG titer), Hepatitis B vaccination series (titers not accepted), Tdap vaccine (declination accepted if no pediatric interaction).
• 2 Step PPD or IGRA (Quantiferon/Tspot) with chest x-ray if positive TB (within 1 year for CT).
• Physical/Health Statement confirming fitness to work within the last year.
• Trinity 10 Panel Drug Screen completed within 30 days of start (NO THC).
• Background checks including federal, nationwide, county criminal (last 7 years), SSN verification, EPLS, OIG, NSO, OFAC, and education verification.
• Signed professional forms including Code of Conduct, Confidentiality Agreement, Conflict of Interest Disclosure, Integrity and Audit Services Form, and System Access Form (completed one week before start).
• CORE exam and other Joint Commission testing within the past year.

Additional Notes

• All documentation must be uploaded to the credentialing system prior to or at onboarding.
• Agency will provide the skills checklist for clinical contractors.
• Flu vaccine is optional but recommended (declination accepted except in CA or IL).

This position is a night shift Respiratory Therapist role on a 16-week long-term assignment in Connecticut, requiring multiple certifications, thorough onboarding documentation, and compliance with health and safety standards.