Travel Respiratory Therapy Technician in Reno, NV

Job Title

Respiratory Therapist (Adult)

Location

Reno, Nevada

Schedule / Job Type

Contract (13 Weeks) | Travel | Full-Time | 3x12-hour shifts, rotating days of the week, varied shifts including weekends, holidays, and some call shifts | 36 guaranteed hours per week

Key Responsibilities

• Perform respiratory therapy procedures per protocol and physician orders to improve cardiopulmonary conditions of patients across the age spectrum, from newborn to geriatric
• Conduct thorough patient assessments and initiate, modify, transition, discontinue, or restart therapy protocols based on patient condition in critical care, adult general care, and pediatric general care settings
• Maintain accurate and complete documentation of all patient records and department logs
• Ensure a positive patient experience through consistent communication, procedure explanation, and service recovery practices
• Float to other areas of the organization as needed, up to competency level, including potential work at secondary care sites
• Stay current with technological advances and clinical applications relevant to respiratory therapy

Required Qualifications

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential required
• Active Nevada State Respiratory Therapy License required
• Must obtain State of Nevada Point of Care Analyst license (Director of Point of Care or General Supervisor of Point of Care) prior to start
• American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required prior to start
• American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required prior to start
• Minimum 2 years of acute care respiratory therapy experience required

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience working in a high-volume, fast-paced Level I or Level II trauma center environment
• Familiarity with neonatal, pediatric, and adult critical care respiratory protocols
• Experience with travel or multi-site healthcare assignments

Why Join Us

• Work within a large, high-acuity regional medical center — a Level II Trauma Center serving an extensive geographic region — offering exposure to a broad and complex patient population
• Gain experience in a facility recognized for advanced cardiac, neurological, oncological, and surgical services with state-of-the-art technologies