RRT

Job Description:

Are you an experienced Registered Respiratory Therapist looking for your next travel assignment in a supportive rural healthcare setting? Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital is seeking a skilled and compassionate Respiratory Therapist Traveler to join our multidisciplinary team. In this role, you'll provide essential respiratory care services to patients of all ages while supporting critical care, emergency, inpatient, and outpatient services. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and are passionate about delivering exceptional patient care, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Role

As a Respiratory Therapist Traveler, you will provide diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory care for neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. You'll work closely with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to assess, treat, educate, and support patients with respiratory and cardiopulmonary needs.

Key Responsibilities

· Deliver Comprehensive Respiratory Care: Provide respiratory therapy services including oxygen therapy, aerosol and humidity therapy, nebulizer treatments, mechanical ventilation, non-invasive ventilation, airway management, chest physiotherapy, arterial blood gas collection, pulmonary function testing, pulse oximetry, resuscitation support, and patient education.

· Perform Cardiac and Diagnostic Testing: Conduct and support cardiac stress tests, Holter monitoring, ECGs, EEGs, and other cardiopulmonary diagnostic procedures while ensuring accurate patient assessment, test preparation, and documentation.

· Maintain Equipment and Clinical Readiness: Ensure respiratory and diagnostic equipment is clean, functional, stocked, and available for patient care. Collaborate with appropriate departments to address equipment maintenance and repair needs.

· Ensure Documentation, Safety, and Quality Care: Document treatments, procedures, patient responses, and test results accurately in accordance with hospital policies. Participate in quality improvement initiatives and maintain compliance with infection control, safety, and patient confidentiality standards.

Required Qualifications

This position requires working independently as the sole Respiratory Therapist in the hospital during the night shift. Candidates must demonstrate strong clinical judgment, prioritization skills, and the ability to respond to emergent respiratory situations confidently.

· Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program.

· Current Vermont Respiratory Care Practitioner license required.

· NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential required.

· Minimum of one year of respiratory therapy experience required; two years preferred.

· Experience in acute care, critical care, and emergency care strongly preferred.

· Current BLS, ACLS and PALS certifications from the American Heart Association required.

· NRP required.

· Ability to provide care across all age populations and

About NVRH

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital is in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, in the Northeast Kingdom. We are a community, not-for-profit, acute care, critical access hospital. NVRH is one of two Vermont hospitals designated Baby Friendly™ by the World Health Organization. The organization offers primary and preventive care, as well as surgical and specialty services, inpatient and outpatient care, and 24-hour, physician-staffed emergency services. Aligned with community partners, NVRH values and invests in efforts to address social conditions, creating well-nourished, well-housed, physically healthy, mentally healthy, and financially secure communities. NVRH serves the health needs of over 33,000 people in Caledonia and southern Essex Counties in Vermont, employing more than 700 dedicated staff.

Traveler Information

NVRH is located in a beautiful rural community in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. We're happy to provide a list of local housing resources; however, travelers are responsible for securing their own housing.

Please note that public transportation and rideshare services are not available in our area, so reliable personal transportation is essential. We recommend arranging housing in advance and bringing a vehicle for your stay.

Credentialing Requirements Note:
Flu vaccination is required for all travelers without exception. Credentialing must be fully completed and compliant a minimum of five (5) business days prior to the traveler's start date. Travelers who are not fully compliant by this deadline will not be permitted to start as scheduled, and the start date will be until the next available start date as determined by the facility.

Additional Information And Terms

**Travelers will start on Wednesdays **During the week of orientation, travelers on a 48 hour contract will only be guaranteed 36 hours due to midweek start