Travel Respiratory Therapist – Neuro Diagnostics - $1,864 per week

Focus Staff; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 41,328 - 61,992; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance Coverage

401K matching

New licensing reimbursement

Job summary

Focus Staff is seeking a travel Registered Respiratory Therapist for a 13-week contract in New Orleans, Louisiana. The position involves evaluating patients, delivering respiratory care, and ensuring documentation accuracy. Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience and possess CPR/BCLS certification. This role offers health insurance coverage and 401K matching.

Qualifications

• Must have at least 2 years of experience as a Respiratory Therapist.
• Strong knowledge of procedures and patient safety is essential.
• Compassionate and sensitive approach is a prerequisite.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients and recommend a treatment plan.
• Provide respiratory care to patients with critical medical conditions.
• Perform insertion and removal of endotracheal tubes.
• Document patient care timely and accurately.
• Promote continuous quality improvement.
• Teach and counsel patients and families.

Skills

Proven experience as Respiratory Therapist

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

CPR or BCLS certification

BCLS, ACLS, PALS, NALS, or NRP preferred

Job description

Focus Staff is seeking a travel Registered Respiratory Therapist for a travel job in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Assignment Details

• Specialty: Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Start Date: 06/01/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel
• Contract Assignment: 13 weeks (Temporary)
• Shift: 3 x 12 days
• Pay depends on location and experience
• Health Insurance Coverage
• 401K matching
• New licensing reimbursement
• Job staffing in all 50 states

We currently have a client in New Orleans, LA looking for a Traveling Respiratory Therapist (RRT). Focus Staff is seeking a traveling Respiratory Therapist to help us to provide quality patient care during this COVID‑19 Crisis. As a member of the Respiratory Team, develop and ensure the patient plan of care in collaboration with physicians, registered nurses, and other therapists. Ask your recruiter if this job qualifies as a crisis rate.

Candidates need to possess phenomenal efficiency and attention to detail with a strong knowledge of procedures and patient safety. Being Compassionate and sensitive is a prerequisite for the profession.

Requirements

• Proven experience as Repertory Therapist
• Maintain current CPR or BCLS certification.
• BCLS, ACLS, PALS, NALS, or NRP preferred
• Excellent communication skills with the staff, physicians, patients and families
• At least 2 years of experience

Responsibilities

• Evaluating patient and recommends a treatment plan
• Providing respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions
• Performing insertion and removal of endotracheal tubes
• Performing timely and accurate documentation
• Promoting continuous quality improvement
• Teaching and counseling patients/families

Job Type: Contract/Temporary/Travel

Location: New Orleans, LA

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