Travel Respiratory Therapist Jobs
Whether due to a chronic condition or disease, individuals with challenges breathing ]may require specialized care. As a travel respiratory therapist (RT), you'll have the experience and skills to fulfill this role and support a variety of patients in their day-to-day lives.
At Fastaff, you'll find travel RT jobs that enable you to reach your career goals, make a difference in patients' lives and explore new areas.
Qualifications for Our Travel Respiratory Therapy Jobs
To ensure a good match, we require some basic professional skills and expertise. Having adequate experience — at least one to two years in a recent respiratory therapy position — ensures you'll be ready to take on the challenges of life as a traveler.
Other requirements include:
Active license or appropriate accreditation in one of the 50 U.S. states
Additional requirements and certifications depending on the specific facility or unit you'll be working at
Because this role requires you to travel from one location to the next, we desire applicants who are both enthusiastic and adventurous.
Respiratory Therapist Job Description
As a travel respiratory therapist, you'll help patients in one location for a period of time before moving on to your next location. Being able to take your skills on the road and experience a sense of adventure and variety in your career will help you grow your skills and quickly learn how to adapt to challenges.
RT Duties and Responsibilities
Your main responsibility as a respiratory therapist is to assist patients who are having trouble breathing. Several conditions like asthma or chronic respiratory disease can make it hard to breathe. A traumatic injury or event like shock or a heart attack can also affect a patient's ability to breathe normally.
As a respiratory therapist, you will perform the necessary diagnostic tests to learn more about each patient's condition and then work alongside the care team to develop a treatment plan. Having the knowledge and skills to understand an array of disorders and treatment approaches will help you treat patients properly.
Current Respiratory Technician Jobs
Travel Respiratory Therapist Salary and Benefits
Fastaff has been connecting talented RTs with some of the best facilities across the country since 2002. As one of the largest and most well-respected healthcare staffing companies, we take pride in selecting some of the most skilled professionals and compensating them for their experience with some of the highest salaries in the industry.
Working as a Fastaff traveler also means you'll enjoy:
Customized pay packages
401k options
Medical, dental and vision insurance
Mental health and wellness resources
Education resources
Travel assistance
Licensure reimbursement and CEU assistance
Rewards and recognition program
Referral bonuses
Discounts program
Accelerate Your Career with Fastaff
For more than 25 years, Fastaff has helped connect the nation's top healthcare professionals with assignments that make the most of their skills. Fastaff travelers stand at the ready to serve communities where they're needed the most and are rewarded with flexible scheduling, attractive pay packages and dynamic assignments that enhance their careers, supported at every turn by personal service and the Ingenovis Health ACT program.
Earn What You Deserve
Working with Fastaff offers the opportunity to take your skills to new locales with travel and housing expenses fully covered. Apply online today or contact us for more information.