Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist
Seattle, WA
MedCadre
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Location: Seattle, WA 98104
Contract Length: 13 Weeks
Start Date: 06/15/2026
Schedule: Night Shift | 3x12s (6:30 PM – 6:00 AM)
Position Type: Travel Contract

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) for a 13-week travel assignment in Seattle, WA. This is a high-acuity respiratory care role supporting adult critical care and trauma patients in a fast-paced Level I Trauma and teaching environment. The ideal candidate will have recent critical care experience, strong ventilator management skills, and confidence working with complex trauma, neuro, burn, and ICU patients.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced respiratory care to adult critical care and ICU patients
• Perform respiratory assessments, interventions, and therapeutic treatments
• Manage ventilators and troubleshoot high-pressure alarms
• Administer respiratory medications and oxygen therapies
• Perform airway management, suctioning, extubation, and tracheostomy care
• Draw and interpret arterial blood gases (ABGs)
• Document all care accurately in Epic

Required Qualifications

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
• Active Washington State Respiratory License
• BLS Certification
• Minimum 2 years of RRT experience
• Critical Care experience within the last 12 months (Required)
• Epic charting experience (Hard Stop)
• Experience with Cough Assist / MIE and LP / LPV (Required)

Preferred Qualifications

• Level I Trauma experience
• Teaching hospital experience
• Pediatrics experience preferred (not required)
• ACLS, NRP, and PALS preferred

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a confident RRT with recent critical care experience, strong adult ICU and trauma skills, and advanced ventilator management knowledge. Candidates should be comfortable working in a high-acuity Level I Trauma setting and managing complex respiratory patients independently.