Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist - $2,778 per week

About the role

Location: Tacoma, Washington. Start date: 10/19/2026. Duration: 13 weeks. Hours: 36 hours per week (12‑hour night shifts). Employment type: Travel. Specialty: Registered Respiratory Therapist (Pediatric focus). Discipline: Allied Health Professional. TotalMed Allied is a Top Ten travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency that places clinicians nationwide, focusing on highly‑skilled staff to ensure adequate staffing and better patient experience.

Job ID: 1504879.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in various clinical areas, including evaluations and treatments according to procedural guidelines.
• Administer a variety of simple and complex respiratory and cardiology modalities.
• Maintain appropriate patient records/documentation.
• Clean, disinfect, assemble, calibrate, maintain respiratory and cardiology equipment and accessories.
• Evaluate equipment for proper and safe function; report malfunctions to director.
• Perform arterial puncture and analyze sample per procedure guidelines.
• Interact with co‑workers, nurses, physicians, and other hospital personnel to optimize continuum of care.
• Respond to emergent situations that may require respiratory support.
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods, bend, lean, or stoop without difficulty.
• Ability to lift 20 pounds routinely; moving or lifting patients may require up to 50 pounds.
• Possess close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of recent acute care experience.
• NBRC‑RRT certification.
• BLS certification.
• ACLS certification.
• PALS certification (may be required depending on assignment).
• NRP certification (may be required depending on assignment).
• Ability to meet physical demands (standing/walking, lifting, vision) as described above.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Medical benefits
• Employee assistance programs