Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) – Night Shift

About the role

The Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) provides comprehensive pulmonary care to adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients in critical, non‑critical, and chronic settings. Working under physician direction with minimal supervision, the RRT operates on a night shift (7 PM – 7 AM) in a hospital environment.

Key responsibilities

• Respond to emergency codes (Code Blue and White) and manage airways, including nasotracheal and endotracheal suctioning.
• Deliver aerosolized medications and manage ventilators, BiPAP/CPAP devices, and other airway support equipment.
• Perform oral hygiene, place and maintain airway retaining devices, and operate oxygen delivery systems.
• Analyze chest films, collect and interpret blood gases, and read EKGs.
• Document all care accurately, clean and stock equipment, and support CAP and JC surveys.
• Serve as Shift Leader or Team Leader when required.
• Advanced duties may include therapeutic gas management (INO, HeO2), pulmonary function testing, bronchoscopy assistance, hemodynamic monitoring, waveform analysis, nocturnal SpO2 studies, polysomnography, and patient transport.

Required profile

• Current state license as RT or RCP.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification by NBRC.
• BLS certification.
• 1–3 years of respiratory therapy experience preferred.

Required skills

• Ventilator management and operation.
• BiPAP/CPAP device handling.
• Airway suctioning (nasotracheal & endotracheal).
• Aerosolized drug delivery.
• Blood gas collection and analysis.
• EKG interpretation.
• Chest X‑ray analysis.
• Pulmonary function testing.
• Bronchoscopy assistance.
• Hemodynamic monitoring.
• Therapeutic gas management (INO, HeO2).
• Polysomnography and nocturnal SpO2 evaluation.