Excel Medical Staffing is seeking a travel Registered Respiratory Therapist for a travel job in Potsdam, New York.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty : Registered Respiratory Therapist
- Discipline : Allied Health Professional
- Start Date : 11 / 17 / 2025
- Duration : 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift : 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type : Travel
b Overview
Role : Respiratory TherapistShift : Nights, 3x12 (19 : 00 – 07 : 00)Schedule : Every week + rotating weekends / holidaysDuration : 91-week contractScrubs : AnyDaily Census : 12–18 patientsFacility Size : 100 beds | 6-bed ICUUnit Coverage : ICU, ED, Med-Surg, Peds, newborn stabilizationRequirements
Experience : Minimum 1 year (critical care / ED preferred)Licensure : Active NY RT license (must be in hand to submit)Locals : Not accepted within 75 milesTraveler Status : First-time travelers acceptedCertifications (must-have) :ACLS (AHA)
BLS (AHA)CRTNRPPreferred / Additional : RRT, PALS, STABLECharting : Epic (required; MediTech preferred experience helpful)Skills / Duties
Airway & Ventilation :Extubation, trach care / suctioning, nasal / oral airway management, suctioning
BiPAP, CPAP, HFNCTroubleshoot high pressure alarms, weaning, mechanical ventilationMedications :Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Racemic epi, Spiriva, Tobramycin, Xopenex, steroids (Flovent, Pulmicort, etc.)
Procedures :Aerosol setups (mask / trach), MDI, T-piece, trach collar
ABG interpretation, sputum collectionOccasional EKGs after hoursPatient Populations : Adults (primary), plus peds & newborn stabilization prior to transportEquipment
Preferred vents : Servo I, LTV, Hamilton T1Other equipment : Oscillator, Jet Vent, Medihaler, Aerogen, metanebTiffany Barbaris
About Excel Medical Staffing
Always Caring – Never Commissioned
We’ve come together to help clinicians find their best fit job that allows them to pursue their passion for adventure and service to others. We’ve served our country. We’ve talked to — and LISTENED to — traveling clinicians from all walks of life. We’ve collaborated with medical facilities to understand their staffing needs. We love to solve problems and help people smile — that’s why we’ve created a company centered around providing service to traveling clinicians with a real human touch.
Expect us to Radiate our WE CARE values :
Winning - Equitable - Clinician Focused - Adventurous - Responsive - Ethical
Benefits
401k retirement planEmployee assistance programsReferral bonusLife insurance