Travel RRT - Make $1,830 - $2,023/week

Aya Healthcare offers an immediate opening for a Respiratory Therapist position in Jennings, LA, with a focus on building your healthcare career through flexible opportunities.

About the Role

This is a travel assignment with a duration of 13 weeks, featuring night shifts on a 3x12-hour schedule (18:45 - 07:15). The facility uses Epic for charting and is an acute care hospital with 49 beds.

Pay

$1,830 to $2,023 weekly, including taxable wages and tax-free expense reimbursements.

Schedule

• 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each (18:45 - 07:15)
• Night shifts with a patient ratio of 8:1
• Weekend shifts with a patient ratio of 8:1

Responsibilities & Skills

Required skills and competencies include:

• Adult Critical Care
• Aerosol setup (trach, mask, handheld)
• Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Perforomist, Pulmicort, Spiriva, Tobramycin, Xopenex
• ARDS, Aspiration, COVID, Cystic fibrosis, Pneumonia, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
• Bag and mask ventilation
• BiPAP and CPAP management
• Chest physiotherapy
• Drawing and interpretation of arterial blood gases (ABGs) and capillary blood gases
• Emergency Department experience
• Endotracheal tube (ET Tube) management, including suctioning and extubation
• Fresh tracheostomy care
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) and troubleshooting high-pressure alarms
• IMV (Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation) and SIMV (Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation)
• Inhaled steroids and Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) administration
• Intubation assistance and lidocaine use
• Medihaler administration
• Mechanical ventilation (Pressure/Volume Ventilator), weaning, and T-piece management
• Mucomyst administration
• Nasal airway placement and suctioning
• Near drowning and respiratory distress syndrome management
• NICU and Pediatric Critical Care experience
• Oral airway placement and suctioning
• Oxygen tank management
• Pediatrics and transient tachypnea of the newborn
• Pulmonary hygiene and sputum specimen collection
• Racemic epinephrine administration
• Suctioning (ETT, NT) and flow-by techniques
• Trach collar management

Requirements

• 1 year of experience in respiratory therapy
• Required certifications: NRP, PALS, CRT, RRT, ACLS, BLS

Benefits

• Premium medical, dental, vision, and life insurance beginning on day one of your assignment
• Continuation of insurance coverage for up to 24 days between assignments
• Generous 401(k) match
• Paid company housing (with pet accommodations) or a housing stipend, if eligible
• Paid sick time accrued at one hour per 30 hours worked (or as per applicable state/federal laws)
• Unlimited access to continuing education units online
• Licensure, relocation, and other reimbursements, when applicable
• Expedited licensing and compliance support in all 50 states
• Dedicated recruiter for career guidance and access to a wide range of job opportunities (travel, per diem, permanent)
• 24/7 support team dedicated to your well-being on assignment

Additional Offerings

• Largest and most reliable job database with real-time updates
• Front-of-the-line access to jobs through direct facility relationships, including quick (even same-day) offers
• Industry-leading on-time start rate