Respiratory Therapist

Job Title

Respiratory Therapist – Registered (Travel)

Location

St. Petersburg, FL | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide cardiopulmonary diagnostic and therapeutic services to inpatients and outpatients following protocols approved by medical staff and department policies
• Manage ventilators, perform ventilator weaning, and maintain airways including tracheostomy and ET tube care
• Deliver medicated aerosols via medical compressed gas, including nebulizer treatments, CPAP, and BiPAP therapy
• Assist physicians with invasive and non-invasive procedures, including arterial line insertion and intubations
• Perform pulmonary function studies, cardiac and pulmonary stress tests, and blood gas analysis

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of recent clinical experience with ventilator management, ventilator weaning, tracheostomy, ET tube, CPAP, BiPAP, and nebulizer treatments
• NBRC RRT or CRT certification required
• Active Florida Respiratory Therapist license required
• ACLS and BLS certifications required — must be issued through the American Heart Association

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior travel therapy experience
• Experience working in an acute care or long-term acute care hospital setting
• Familiarity with electronic medical record (EMR) systems

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a specialized acute care environment with a dynamic and experienced clinical team
• Gain valuable travel experience while expanding your clinical skill set in respiratory and cardiopulmonary care