Overview
Respiratory Therapist (Registered Respiratory Therapist) – Rochester, New York. This travel, temporary assignment starts 08/24/2026 for a multi-week engagement. Pay ranges from $2,034 to $2,148 per week, with no guaranteed minimum hours. Shift is 3x12-hour Nights. The role is based in a 315-bed community setting with adult critical care and Emergency Department responsibilities, rotating between acute and LTAC environments.

Key Highlights
- Start date: 08/24/2026
- Weekly pay: $2,034–$2,148 per week
- Shift: 3x12 Nights; every other weekend
- Assignment setting: 315-bed community hospital; travel - temporary
- Orientation: approximately 36 hours
- Floating between acute and LTAC units

Responsibilities
- Provide respiratory care in adult critical care and ED, with rotation between acute and LTAC settings; manage diverse patient populations
- Ventilator management (BiPAP/CPAP, HFNC), troubleshooting, and weaning as appropriate
- Airway support duties including intubation assist, extubation, trach care and suctioning, and airway clearance
- ABG sampling, analysis, and interpretation; pulmonary hygiene and nebulizer therapy; suctioning and bag-mask ventilation as needed
- Operate and monitor standard equipment (e.g., Hamilton & Servo-U ventilators, V30 series NIV, AIRVO2, Dream Machines) and implement prescribed therapies
- Document care in EPIC; collaborate with RT, IV team, PT, phlebotomy, radiology, pharmacy, social work, and rapid response teams

Requirements
- NY state nursing license required in hand to submit
- Minimum 1 year of clinical respiratory therapy experience; charge experience preferred
- BLS certification; RRT (Registered Respiratory Therapist) credential required
- EPIC charting experience required
- Ability to float between acute and LTAC units and manage patients with a 1:20 ratio or similar acuity
- Strong assessment, ventilation management, and airway support skills; effective interdisciplinary collaboration

Benefits and Support
- Orientation of approximately 36 hours
- Pre-start training modules (billable up to 5 hours; additional module time may be non-billable)
- Background checks reviewed case-by-case
- Return staff policy: 1 year
- Pre-approved time off: 1 instance
- Floating between units/areas supported to fit assignment needs
- Dedicated recruiter and travel support throughout the assignment

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PAY DISCLAIMER
Please note: Pay rates and guaranteed hours are estimates and may vary. Final compensation packages and confirmed hours will be discussed during the hiring process.

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