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 Therapist
Shift : 12 hours, nights
Schedule :
Every week + rotating weekends / holidays
Duration : 13 weeks
Scrubs : Any
Daily Census : 12–18 patients
Facility Size : 100 beds | 6-bed ICU
Unit Coverage :
ICU, ED, Med-Surg, Peds, newborn stabilization
Requirements
Experience :
Minimum 1 year (critical care / ED preferred)
Licensure : Active
NY RT license
(must be in hand to submit)
Locals :
Not accepted within 75 miles
Traveler Status :
First-time travelers accepted
Certifications (must-have) :
ACLS (AHA)
BLS (AHA)
CRT
NRP
Preferred / Additional :
RRT, PALS, STABLE
Charting :
Epic (required; MediTech preferred experience helpful)
Skills / Duties
Airway & Ventilation :
Extubation, trach care / suctioning, nasal / oral airway management, suctioning
BiPAP, CPAP, HFNC
Troubleshoot high pressure alarms, weaning, mechanical ventilation
Medications :
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 collection
Occasional EKGs after hours
Patient Populations :
Adults (primary), plus peds & newborn stabilization prior to transport
Equipment
Preferred vents :
Servo I, LTV, Hamilton T1
Other equipment :
Oscillator, Jet Vent, Medihaler, Aerogen, metaneb
Tiffany 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 plan
Employee assistance programs
Referral bonus
Life insurance
Registered Respiratory Therapist • Potsdam, New York, us