Travel Respiratory Therapy Technician in Greenville, SC

Job Title

Respiratory Therapist – Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics

Location

Greenville, SC | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM) | Every Other Weekend Required

Key Responsibilities

• Provide respiratory therapy services to an adult and geriatric patient population in an acute care setting, including Adult Critical Care environments
• Perform airway management procedures including extubation, nasal and oral airway placement, suctioning, tracheostomy care, and pulmonary hygiene
• Administer a wide range of inhaled medications via aerosol mask, trach setup, metered dose inhaler, medihaler, and nebulizers (handheld, T-piece, and trach collar)
• Manage and troubleshoot ventilatory support equipment including BiPAP, CPAP, high flow nasal cannula, trach collar oxygen therapy, and mechanical ventilation weaning
• Collect sputum specimens and perform pulmonary hygiene interventions as ordered
• Float to other units or campuses as needed, limited to areas within the clinician's documented competencies

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of respiratory therapy experience required
• Active Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) license in South Carolina — must be in hand at time of submission; pending licenses are not accepted
• Active ACLS and BLS certifications required
• Trauma Level 1 experience required
• Minimum 1 year of EPIC EMR experience required
• Must live at least 50 miles from the contracted facility to be eligible; candidates between 50–99.9 miles may be subject to a bill rate reduction

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Proficiency with a broad range of inhaled medications including albuterol, racemic epinephrine, pulmicort, xopenex, tobramycin, and related agents
• Experience with advanced ventilator management and troubleshooting high-pressure alarms
• Familiarity with floating across multiple units or campuses within a large health system
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a high-acuity acute care environment with a diverse adult and geriatric patient population
• Orientation and compliance modules are compensable, with reimbursement available for up to 16 hours of pre-assignment module completion