Registered Respiratory Therapist Nights
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

RRT Nights (Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics)

Location: Columbus, Ohio Contract Length: 13 weeks Employment Type: Travel/Contract

Schedule

• Nights, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00 to 07:30), 36 hours/week
• Weekends required
• May be required to float between campuses

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) license in Ohio, active and in hand at time of submission (pending not accepted)
• Registered Respiratory Therapist credential with 2 years of experience
• Registered Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• High school diploma or official high school transcripts

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start stating good health and freedom from contagious disease
• Tdap given after age 11/12 (TD, DTaP, and declination not accepted)
• Negative PPD, QuantiFERON-Gold, or T-SPOT within 1 year of start, or TB questionnaire, with chest X-ray if positive
• Two MMR vaccines or positive titers for measles, mumps, and rubella
• Hepatitis B titer or 3-vaccine series (signed declination also acceptable)
• Two varicella vaccines or a positive titer (shingles vaccine not acceptable)
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 3 months of start; instant drug screens not accepted
• Flu vaccine or declination during flu season (10/1 to 3/31); declining requires wearing a mask at all times
• Annual N95 fit test within 1 year of contract end date (required for RRTs with contract start dates of 7/13/2026 and beyond); accepted mask types are 3M 1860 or 1870+ and Halyard Duckbill 46827s or 46727r

Background and Compliance

• 7-year criminal background check within 90 days of start
• Ohio BCI and FBI fingerprinting within 1 year of start, completed under the required code
• Monthly EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG monitoring
• Fraud, waste, and abuse training certificate before start, renewed annually

Other Requirements

• Two professional references: at least one from a manager, director, or formal leader; a charge RN is acceptable for the second; no coworker references
• Unit-specific competency exam
• Annual orientation safety manual acknowledgement
• Annual ethics and compliance policy acknowledgement
• Dress code and hand hygiene policy signature