Respiratory Therapist

Job Title

Respiratory Therapist – Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics

Location

Greenville, SC | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Night Shift | 3x12-Hour Shifts (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM) | Every Other Weekend Required

Key Responsibilities

• Provide respiratory therapy services to an adult and geriatric patient population in an acute care setting, including Adult Critical Care
• Perform airway management procedures including extubation, nasal and oral airway placement, suctioning, tracheostomy care, and pulmonary hygiene
• Administer a broad range of inhaled medications via aerosol mask, trach setup, metered dose inhaler, and nebulizer devices including handheld, T-piece, and trach collar
• Manage and troubleshoot ventilatory support equipment including BiPAP, CPAP, high flow nasal cannula, trach collar oxygen therapy, and mechanical ventilation weaning
• Collect sputum specimens and perform related diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory procedures
• Float to other qualified units or campuses as needed based on census and documented competencies

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of respiratory therapy experience
• Active Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) license in South Carolina — must be in hand at time of submission; pending licenses not accepted
• Active ACLS and BLS certifications required
• Trauma Level 1 experience required
• Minimum 1 year of EPIC EMR experience required
• Must live at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible (night shift RRT classification); candidates between 50–99.9 miles may be subject to a bill rate reduction

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Proficiency with a wide range of inhaled medications including albuterol, racemic epinephrine, pulmicort, xopenex, tobramycin, and related agents
• Experience with tracheostomy care, pulmonary hygiene protocols, and sputum specimen collection in a high-acuity environment
• Familiarity with troubleshooting high-pressure ventilator alarms and managing complex weaning protocols
• Prior travel therapy experience welcomed; first-time travelers accepted

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a high-acuity acute care environment with a diverse adult and geriatric patient population, gaining broad clinical experience across respiratory and neuro diagnostics
• Orientation and compliance modules are compensable, providing additional earning opportunity at the start of your assignment