Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist - $2,027 per week - PHP : Job Details

PHP is seeking a travel Registered Respiratory Therapist for a travel job in Albany, Georgia. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: Registered Respiratory Therapist Discipline: Allied Health Professional Start Date: 08/24/2025 Duration: 20 weeks 36 hours per week Shift: 12 hours, nights Employment Type: Travel There will be a hospitalist who will respond to codes, but a respiratory therapist will be the first line when it comes to intubating patients, so I won t be able to take therapists who don t have that experience or are not comfortable with intubating patients. Also, our therapists have to be used to high and heavy workloads Will interview with our internal RN's and then their profile and the internal notes are sent to Phoebe for approval, NO Second interview will be needed. Unit: Respiratory treatments per day: Therapists do 550 minutes per shift, average of 15 minutes per treatment. Average of 13-15 patients per shift Certs - RRT, GA state license, BLS, ACLS, PALS, if going to NICU need NRP EMR: Meditech Charge RT: Yes, run a Charge and Clinical Coordinator Weekend Requirement: M-Thurs team and a weekend team; you will work M-Th or F-Sun teamhours will shift, will be noted in job posting which hours needed Holidays: Rotated in with perm staff; every other holiday can be expected Call: None Scrub Color: Ceil blue, can wear ceil blue jacket only Vents: Servo vents (U and I models) Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: In house 24/7 (either MDs or NP) Pharmacy 24/7: Yes Shifts: 645 am and pm starts; can clock in 638am-646am or 638pm-646pm, otherwise late Floating n/a Floor specific orientation: For floor assignments, first week is hospital and charting orientation; next week list lightened, take 300 min first day, 400 next and then 500 next and then on their own; For ICU, they will add another week of orientation Types of patients (adults, peds, and neonates?): NICU RTs are under nursing manager for NICU; they are separate from adult needs; adult will do peds to adults Duties : All RT duties such as nebs, airway management, vapotherm, bipap, cpap, vents, ABG collection, bedside pfts, CPT, in ICU the RT will place A line, manage blood gases, will intubate, do bronchs Common Patient disease processes : COPD, CHF, pneumonia, resp failure, ARDS, cancers, etc Additional Notes: Assignments are based on units; in ICU for example are up to 4 airways per therapist (airway considered a vent, heated aerosol trach off vent, etc); Average 11 therapists on days and 10 or 11 on nights based on unit needs; floor therapist needs minimum one year experience, if critical care need minimum of 2 years Additional Questions: Are they able to work critical care? They must be able to work adult ICU and work the vents. They will teach them A lines, will need to feel confident making suggestions for vent management, read ABGs and alert critical values. Cancellation Policy:12 hours every 2 weeks Charting System:MEDITECH - 6.1 BSN Required:False License to Submit:Yes Care Setting:Acute Division:Allied Unit Notes:Strict 75 mile radius rule RRT's only- Critical Care experience required Must have a minimum of 2 years of experience and 1 travel contract Must have a minimum of 2 years of experience. (300 Beds experience required). Shift Notes:Fri-Sun, 7p-7a Required Certifications:ACLS, BLS, PALS About PHP At PHP, you are always the first focus! For us, it isn't simply about hiring staff, it's about building a solid family of healthcare professionals by expanding their premium employment opportunities, guiding them through every step of the process, and providing them with the highest compensation and best benefit packages in the industry. With over 20 years of experience, travel contracts in all 50 states and internationally, and many industry awards and recognitions, Premier Healthcare Professionals focuses on quality, not quantity. That is our commitment!