Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist - $2,153 per week

NuWest Travel Nursing is seeking a travel Registered Respiratory Therapist for a travel job in Columbus, Nebraska.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Start Date: 08/10/2026
• Duration: 11 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Position: RRT

Shift: 3x12s nights,1830 - 0700 rotating weekends and holidays

Length: 13 weeks

Start: 8/10

Facility Overview:

• Columbus is a 24,000‑population city in Platte County, Nebraska, with a diverse economy including agriculture, manufacturing, and healthcare, and lies about 85 miles NW of Omaha
• Columbus Community Hospital is a nonprofit, community-focused medical center offering a wide range of acute and outpatient services. It has recently undergone substantial growth—modernizing facilities, expanding services, and gaining national recognition for rural healthcare excellence.
• Nonprofit, general acute-care facility with 47 acute-care beds, 4 skilled nursing beds, and 14 outpatient beds—all private rooms
• Located in the heart of Nebraska, Columbus Community Hospital (CCH) is a community-owned, not-for-profit hospital in Columbus, NE, that brings top-level health care close to home. The people of Platte County and the surrounding counties appreciate the opportunity to see both primary care providers and specialists without needing to travel to a larger city.
• CCH is led by a local board of directors, and the hospital has a staff that includes a president/CEO, five vice presidents, a medical staff of more than 50 active members and more than 900 employees. It also has the support of more than 260 volunteers.
• Level 3 Trauma Facility
• Charting System: Paragon

Job Notes

• They’ll consider a RRT or CRT. ASAP start date.
• Duties include aerosols, EKG, NPPV, CPAP, ventilators, Code Blue, Rapid Response Teams, Holter Monitors, etc. RRT or CRT credentials current with NBRC. ACLS, PALS, NRP, BLS required.
• 2 years exp.'
• For NICU experience - Managing mechanical ventilation, attending c-sections. No intubating or blood draws
• HCP must be independent, comfortable with care for all age groups, including NICU/ER and trauma care experience/comfortable working with limited staff availability.

• Scrubs: Any color permitted. Scrubs should not contain names of other healthcare facilities.