Registered Respiratory Therapist
Lake Charles, LA
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
$2,050/weekOverview
- Start Date11/02/2026
- Shift Breakdown3x12 hrs
- ShiftNights
- Duration13 weeks
Pay
Qualifications
- Allied Health Professional (2 years)
- Registered Respiratory Therapist, Respiratory Care Practitioner or Respiratory Therapist (2 years)
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
Access Healthcare
1 nurse recommends working with Access Healthcare
Pros
Marigold is polite and professional. She goes above and beyond to ensure the contractor is well informed and has everything needed to be successful. She helped me with onboarding and getting used to the timesheet app and she answers my texts promptly, even after hours. She is a great recruiter liason. Gladys was a super helpful with onboarding and Denise will hook you up with benefits with no trouble at all. Great team to work with.
Cons
Onboarding is somewhat tedious, but they do dot every "i" and cross every T.
Recommends working with Access Healthcare
8 nurses found this helpful
Access Healthcare aims to provide superior service to our nursing family by providing around the clock support, competitive pay packages and an unmatched benefits package! Unlike other agencies, we offer a true family feel and work with you to find the placement that is right for you. We offer one of the top leading pay packages in the industry and we are ready to get you the money you deserve!
Access Healthcare was founded by two travel nurses, Danielle and Diego, who had a dream and a shared vision of creating an agency which all nurses would want to work with. Our passion has led us to where we are today as one of the top 10 agencies in our home state of New Jersey, with access to contracts in all 50 states! We encourage you to join our team and we cannot wait to get to know you!
Lake Charles, LA
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