Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - 26-00597

Position: Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

Profession: Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics
Specialty: Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Shift: Night Shift | 3 × 12-hour shifts (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM)
Schedule: Rotating Days/Nights (3 nights + 3 days per schedule cycle)
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Location: Providence, Rhode Island

Position Overview

We are seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) to support a busy acute care respiratory services unit. This role requires strong critical care and emergency respiratory experience with the ability to manage a diverse adult patient population. The unit is open to first-time travelers and offers a dynamic clinical environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive respiratory care to adult patients in acute and critical care settings

• Administer oxygen therapy, aerosolized medications, and ventilatory support

• Assist with emergency airway management, including direct intubation support

• Monitor, adjust, and wean patients from mechanical ventilation

• Perform pulmonary hygiene, airway suctioning, and sputum specimen collection

• Respond to respiratory emergencies and participate in rapid response situations

• Accurately document all care in the electronic medical record system

Patient Population

• Primary: Adult patients

• Preferred Experience: Neonates, infants, pediatrics, and adolescents

Clinical Areas & Diagnoses

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

• Asthma

• Emergency and critical care respiratory conditions

Required Skills & Competencies

• Adult critical care respiratory therapy

• Emergency department respiratory support

• Airway management (oral/nasal airway placement, suctioning)

• Tracheostomy care and suctioning

• Pulmonary hygiene techniques

• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)

• BiPAP and CPAP

• Ventilator management and weaning

• Troubleshooting high-pressure ventilator alarms

Medication & Treatment Administration

• Bronchodilators and inhaled therapies including:
  Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Flovent, Pulmicort, Spiriva, Xopenex, Racemic Epinephrine, Terbutaline, Tobramycin, and related therapies

• Aerosol delivery systems (mask, trach, MDI, nebulizers, T-piece, trach collar)

Equipment & Technology

• Ventilators: Servo I (required experience)

• Electronic Documentation: Meditech (preferred)

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of Respiratory Therapy experience

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) or CRT accepted

• Active Rhode Island State Respiratory License

• BLS certification (required)

For more details reach at sthakur@navitashealth.com or Call / Text at 732 791 4807 - EXT 4807.