Job Description
Job Title
Travel Respiratory Therapist (RT)
Location
Anchorage, AK | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Travel | 13 Weeks | Night Shift | 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM | Expected schedule includes weekends and on-call
Key Responsibilities
- Perform ventilator setup and management across patient populations ranging from neonates through adults
- Administer high-flow therapy in NICU, nebulizer treatments, Nitric Oxide therapy, Flolan therapy, BiPAP, and Bubble CPAP
- Perform and interpret EKGs
- Provide respiratory care coverage across all units as needed, including ER, CCU, and NICU (Level 2)
- Wear hospital-provided scrubs in accordance with facility dress code
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years of experience as a Respiratory Therapist
- Experience in ER/CCU, NICU, and Level 2 settings required — candidates without this background will not be considered
- CRT or RRT credential required
- BLS certification required
- ACLS certification required
- NRP certification required
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience with Nitric Oxide and Flolan therapy
- Familiarity with Bubble CPAP and neonatal high-flow therapy protocols
- Comfort floating across multiple units within a hospital setting
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to gain diverse clinical experience across multiple units in a dynamic acute care environment in Anchorage, Alaska
- 13-week travel contract with a projected start date providing ample time to plan your assignment
Skills
Acute Careunmatched
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)unmatched
Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
Clinical Medicineunmatched
Electrocardiogramunmatched
Health Planunmatched
Hospitalunmatched
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)unmatched
Neonatologyunmatched
On Callunmatched
Respiratory Medicineunmatched
Respiratory Therapyunmatched
Ventilatorunmatched
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