Respiratory Therapist / Long Term Acute Care

Job Summary
Long Term Acute Care Respiratory Therapist in a night shift role. The Respiratory Therapist is a registered or certified health care professional responsible for delivering Cardiopulmonary services based on established protocols and department policies. The role involves providing diagnostic and therapeutic services to both inpatients and outpatients, including invasive and non-invasive procedures, ventilator management, arterial line insertion, and blood gas analysis.

Job Details

• Schedule: Nights shift, 12 hours per shift, minimum of 36 hours per week
• Required Qualifications: Certification from the National Board of Respiratory Care (RRT or CRT), current Long Term Acute Care (LTAC) Respiratory Therapist license, American Heart Association ACLS and BLS certifications, at least 2 years of recent Respiratory Therapy experience with intubation experience
• Preferred Qualifications: None specified
• Float: Not required
• Additional Information: Must follow protocols approved by medical staff and department policies. Responsibilities include assisting physicians with invasive and non-invasive procedures, delivery of medicated aerosols via medical compressed gas, maintaining airways, ventilator management, insertion of arterial lines, intubations, pulmonary function studies, cardiac and pulmonary stress tests, and blood gases. Candidate must be available for the start date of 10/05/2026 and the assignment runs through 01/04/2027.

Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits

Other

As one of the leading suppliers of travel healthcare professionals and a Best of Staffing® Talent Award winner, Cross Country Nurses offers thousands of opportunities for healthcare professionals across the country. We have relationships with more than 2,500 healthcare facilities nationwide and offer excellent compensation and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry. Have the freedom to decide where you want to work and take your career where you want it to go when you travel with us.