Respiratory Therapist

Job Title

Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) – Travel Contract, Nights

Location

Alexandria, Louisiana

Schedule / Job Type

Contract (13 Weeks) | Full-Time | Onsite | Night Shift (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM) | Every Other Weekend Required | Temp-to-Hire Possibility

Key Responsibilities

• Provide pulmonary care for critical, non-critical, and chronically ill adult patients under physician direction with minimal supervision, including patient assessments and respiratory care plan development
• Perform airway management procedures including nasotracheal and endotracheal suctioning, airway retaining device placement and maintenance, and management of BiPAP and CPAP devices
• Manage and operate mechanical ventilators; deliver aerosolized drugs and administer oxygen delivery devices with therapeutic monitoring
• Perform and analyze bloodgas collection, chest film analysis, and EKG analysis; maintain accurate and complete documentation
• Respond to emergency situations including Code Blue and Code White events
• May serve as Shift Leader or Team Leader; advanced practice duties may include pulmonary function testing, bronchoscopy assist, hemodynamic monitoring, waveform analysis, and transport duties

Required Qualifications

• Active Respiratory Therapist (RT) or Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license in the state of employment required
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential issued by the NBRC required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) required
• Minimum of 1 year of respiratory therapy experience
• Experience working with adult patient populations

Preferred Experience / Skills

• 1–3 years of respiratory therapy experience in an acute care or hospital setting
• Experience with advanced therapeutic gas management including INO and HeO2, nocturnal SpO2 evaluation, or polysomnography
• Prior travel therapy experience or ability to adapt quickly to new clinical environments

Why Join Us

• Opportunity for temp-to-permanent placement following the initial 13-week contract period
• Gain diverse clinical experience in a fast-paced hospital environment with exposure to a broad range of respiratory therapy procedures and patient acuity levels