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Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Mar 16, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with critical care and ventilator management experience for a night shift travel assignment at a hospital-based respiratory therapy unit in Largo, FL.
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Hospital-based respiratory therapy unit (754) located on the first floor of the main building
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286-bed acute care hospital with an associated psych/rehab campus that serves as a float unit
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Night shift schedule: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
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Night shift staffing consists of 4 therapists per shift
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Uses Servo and 840 ventilators
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Meditech EMR (preferred)
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Every other weekend work required
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Holidays worked in rotation with hospital staff
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13-week contract
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Active RRT license and certification required; Florida license required if applicable
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Minimum 1 year of recent respiratory therapy experience
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Active experience within the last 6 months in the specialty required
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Critical care skills and ventilator management required
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Strong patient assessment skills required
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BLS certification required (AHA or ARC accepted); certifications must not expire within the first 30 days of the assignment start
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ACLS required
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Two professional references required for Florida-based candidates
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US SSN and DOB required for consideration
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No gaps in work history of 90 days or more within the past 12 months
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Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility; local candidates are not eligible
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Responsibilities include nebulizer treatments, ABG draws from A-lines and via stick, and assisting with intubations, CODE responses, and rapid responses
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Meditech EMR experience and prior ventilator experience are preferred
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Gray scrubs required for Respiratory Therapy staff
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Parking available in the facility garage on the third and fourth floors