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Job ID: 890359
Estimated Weekly Gross: $2,392.3
Job Title
Respiratory Therapist (Adults)
Location
Reno, NV | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Travel | 13-Week Assignment | 3×12-hour shifts, rotating days of the week, varied shifts | Expected 36 hours/week
Key Responsibilities
- Perform respiratory therapy procedures per protocol and physician orders to improve cardiopulmonary conditions of patients across the lifespan, from newborn to geriatric
- Conduct thorough patient assessments and initiate, modify, refine, transition, discontinue, or restart therapy under established protocols in critical care, adult general care, and pediatric general care settings
- Maintain accurate and thorough documentation of all patient records and department logs
- Deliver a positive patient experience through structured communication and service recovery practices as needed
- Float to other areas of the organization up to competency level based on departmental needs; schedule may include weekends, holidays, and some call shifts
- Stay current with technological advances and clinical applications relevant to respiratory care
Required Qualifications
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential required; license must be in hand prior to submission
- Active Nevada State Respiratory Therapy License required prior to start
- Nevada Point of Care license (Director of Point of Care, General Supervisor of Point of Care, or Point of Care Analyst) required prior to start
- AHA BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required prior to start
- Minimum 2 years of acute care respiratory therapy experience, with recent critical care experience required
- Prior travel experience of at least one completed 13-week assignment required
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience working in a high-volume, fast-paced Level II Trauma Center or equivalent acuity environment
- Familiarity with neonatal, pediatric, and adult respiratory care protocols across multiple care settings
- Comfort working in environments requiring continuous comprehensive clinical judgment and independent decision-making
Why Join Us
- Work in one of the region’s most advanced and high-acuity hospital environments, serving a large geographic catchment area with a broad range of complex cases across trauma, neuroscience, cardiac, and oncology service lines
- Gain valuable experience in a busy, multi-specialty acute care setting with state-of-the-art facilities and technologies