Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist, Adult Critical Care & NICU - $1,783 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel Registered Respiratory Therapist for a travel job in Baltimore, Maryland.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Start Date: 09/15/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 15, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist for a NICU/Adult Critical Care night shift position at a teaching hospital, requiring 2+ years of RRT experience and MD state licensure.

Details

• Short term acute care teaching hospital and member of the COTH with 338 staffed beds
• RRT position floating between Adult Critical Care and NICU units
• Night shift, 3x12 hour shifts
• Every other weekend required with holiday coverage expected
• No on-call requirement
• 13-week contract
• Uses Draeger V500, Draeger VN500, and Servo U ventilators
• Charts in Cerner

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience as an RRT in Adult Critical Care and NICU within the last 7 years
• Completion of at least 1 prior travel assignment required
• BLS and CRT certifications required
• MD state license required (compact license also accepted); license required if applicable
• NRP certification required
• ACLS and PALS certifications preferred
• RRT certification preferred
• ED experience preferred
• Teaching hospital, community hospital, and Trauma Level I/II experience preferred
• Comfortable drawing and analyzing ABGs
• Cerner charting experience required
• Two supervisory references required, including one from the most recent assignment, supporting at least 2 years of experience in the previous 3 years

Additional Information

• Perform airway management including endotracheal tube suctioning, extubation, nasal and oral airway placement/suctioning, oropharyngeal suctioning, and tracheostomy care/suctioning
• Conduct pulmonary hygiene and sputum specimen collection
• Interpret arterial blood gases and perform umbilical blood gas draws
• Assist in high-risk deliveries
• Manage ventilators including BiPAP and CPAP, troubleshoot high pressure alarms, and wean patients from mechanical ventilation
• Administer a range of respiratory medications including Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Flovent, and others via nebulizer, MDI, or aerosol setup
• Utilize High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) and trach collar oxygen therapy
• Preferred skills include bronchoscopy, inhaled Nitric Oxide (iNO), inhaled Flolan, Ketamine, Mucomyst, Bicarbonate, and Theophylline
• Scrubs are not provided; ceil blue scrub color required
• Flu vaccine required for all employees
• Local candidates within 60 miles of the facility accepted at a lower rate
• No RTO permitted during the first two weeks of the assignment; maximum 7 days RTO per 13-week contract
• Previous MedStar employees must have been separated for at least one year before returning as a traveler

American Traveler Job ID #P-711313. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel Respiratory Therapist - Registered RT/RRT

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