Travel RRT job in Bridgeport, CT - Make $3,037 - $3,229/week

About the Role

Aya Healthcare offers an immediate opening for a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) position in Bridgeport, CT. This is a travel assignment designed to help you build the healthcare career of your dreams, with opportunities available both close to home and across the country.

Pay

$3,037 to $3,229 weekly. Pay includes taxable wages and tax-free expense reimbursements.

Schedule

• 13-week assignment
• Shift: Days
• Option 1: 4 x 12-hour shifts (12:00 PM – 12:30 AM)
• Option 2: 4 x 12-hour shifts (3:00 PM – 3:30 AM)

Responsibilities & Skills

• Adult Critical Care
• Aerosol setup (mask and trach)
• Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Flovent, Perforomist, Pulmicort, Spiriva, Xopenex, and other aerosolized medications
• ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) management
• Arterial punctures and interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)
• Aspiration and oral/nasal suctioning
• Assist in high-risk deliveries
• Bag and mask ventilation
• Bicarbonate administration
• BiPAP and CPAP (including Nasal CPAP/BiPAP) management
• Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia care
• Bronchoscopy assistance
• Bubble CPAP
• Chest physiotherapy (including Vest therapy)
• COVID patient care
• Drawing arterial blood gases
• Endotracheal tube (ETT) management, including extubation and troubleshooting high-pressure alarms
• Flow-by oxygen administration
• Fresh tracheostomy management
• Handheld nebulizer and ultrasonic nebulizer use
• Heated high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC)
• High-frequency jet ventilator and high-frequency oscillator management
• IMV (Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation) and SIMV (Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation)
• Inhaled Flolan and nitric oxide (INO) administration
• Inhaled steroids administration
• Intubation assistance
• Isuprel administration
• Emergency Department respiratory care
• Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) administration
• Mucomyst administration
• Nasal airway placement and suctioning
• Neonatal transports (inter-departmental)
• Oral airway placement
• Oscillating ventilator management
• Oxygen tank management
• Patient transport (inter-departmental and ambulance)
• Pediatric respiratory care
• Pneumonia management
• Pressure/volume ventilator management
• Pulmonary hygiene
• Racemic epinephrine administration
• Respiratory distress syndrome and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) management
• Sputum specimen collection
• Suctioning (ETT, NT)
• T-piece management
• Terbutaline Sulfate and Tobramycin administration
• Trach collar management
• Tracheostomy care/management
• Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn management
• Weaning from mechanical ventilation

Requirements

• 1 year of experience as a Respiratory Therapist
• Active certifications: ACLS, BLS, CRT, RRT
• Charting experience with Epic

Facility Information

• Facility Type: Acute Care Hospital
• Trauma Level: Level 2
• Bed Count: 397

Benefits

• Premium medical, dental, vision, and life insurance beginning on day one of your assignment
• Insurance coverage retained for up to 24 days between assignments
• Generous 401(k) match
• Paid company housing (pet-friendly) or a generous housing stipend, if eligible
• Paid sick time (accrued at 1 hour per 30 hours worked, in accordance with applicable laws)
• Unlimited continuing education units (CEUs) online
• Licensure, relocation, and other reimbursements, when applicable
• Accurate, weekly pay
• 24/7 support team dedicated to your happiness on assignment

Start Date: September 8, 2026