Flight Registered Respiratory Therapist
Richmond, Virginia
VCU Medical Center

RRT-Flight

Location: Richmond, Virginia Employment type: Travel/Contract Specialty: Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics Contract length: 26 weeks (only) Start dates: 1/4 or 1/18 only Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00 to 7:00) Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist license in Virginia
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (1 year of experience)
• Registered Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• Experience with Epic

Onboarding Requirements

• Background check within 60 days of start, including county, state, and national searches, sex offender registry, and education verification
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Government-issued photo ID, carried during service hours
• E-Verify and I-9 attestation
• Virginia fingerprinting (state police results can be pending at start, with proof of submission on file) and Virginia CPS search, both required for RRTs
• Physical exam within 1 year attesting to ability to meet the physical demands of the position
• Tdap vaccine or declination
• TB: QuantiFERON or T-SPOT within 30 days of start, or two PPDs (one within a year and one within 30 days of start); chest X-ray within 6 months of start if PPD is positive; TB questionnaire updated annually
• Titers for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (one booster if low titer); hepatitis B titer, vaccine series, or declination
• Drug testing within 60 days of start (instant screens not acceptable)
• Flu vaccine or exemption (2026-27 season), with a working deadline of 12/01
• Two references
• Complete application and resume
• Skills checklist, updated annually
• Orientation modules, about 6 hours, to be completed on the unit by the Friday of orientation week