Respiratory Therapist

Job Title

Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) – Nights

Location

Reston, Virginia

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Travel | 13 Weeks | Night Shift (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM) | Three 12-hour shifts per week

Key Responsibilities

• Manage ventilator-dependent patients across multiple care areas including Adult ICU, CVICU, PCU, NICU, Trauma, and Medical floors
• Perform emergency airway care, arterial punctures, and A-line management
• Operate and monitor equipment including Servo I, Servo U, 980 vents, V60 and Hamilton C1 BiPAP, Resmed Aircurve 10 home CPAP, and Radiometer ABL90 ABG analyzers
• Administer CPAP, BiPAP, High Flow therapy, and standard aerosolized medications
• Document patient care using Meditech Expanse electronic documentation system
• Perform approximately 20–30 patient procedures per 12-hour shift; float to all areas as needed (excluding charge duty)

Required Qualifications

• Active State of Virginia Respiratory Therapy license
• RRT credential required; CRT accepted
• Current ACLS, NRP, and PALS certifications
• Minimum 2 years of full-time hospital experience in critical care (adult)
• NICU experience required
• Proficiency in ventilator management, emergency airway care, CPAP/BiPAP, High Flow therapy, and 12-lead EKG

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience with High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV)
• Experience caring for NICU patients
• Trauma patient care experience

Why Join Us

• Join a close-knit respiratory therapy team working with modern, well-maintained equipment in a facility with recently expanded NICU services and growing trauma capabilities
• Collaborative work environment with strong teamwork across the department and with critical care physicians and nursing staff; overtime and extra shifts may be available