Travel Respiratory Therapist
Yuma, AZ
Tact Staff
5x8 hrs

START DATE: 12/16
Department: Respiratory Therapy
Radius Rule: 100 miles

Start dates are not flexible.
2025 Orientation Dates:
1/6
1/13
1/27
2/10
2/24
3/10
3/24
4/7
4/21
5/5
5/19
6/2
6/16
6/30
7/14
7/28

SUBMISSION PROFILE REQUIREMENTS - Must be in the profile or cannot move forward with submittal.
• Start Date – Must match the next available start date, include in attached profile/resume
• EPIC experience required. Ensure it is accurate (there have been inconsistencies on the resume versus the cover page)
• EMR listed on each work assignment
• Time Off- Ensure dates make sense for the required start date and are 5 days or less.
• Include within the attached profile/resume. All RTO needs to be in at time of submission.
• Resume- Ensure resume information is accurate (there’s been an increase in inaccurate information sent).
• MUST INCLUDE: detailed duties, hospital size, unit size, and trauma level (if applicable) for each hospital.
• Explain any employment gaps upon submission and include in attached profile/resume.
• Certifications- Make sure certs are accurate and up to date.
License- Active and in hand - AZ or Compact- Ensure it's accurate

- # treatments per day: 5-6 vents, treatments 35 in 12 hours.
- Certs: BLS, ACLS, PALS, if NICU exp-do train in NICU would need NRP also. Need RRT AZ. NO CRT!
- Types of patients: Adults, peds, neonates- only if NICU trained- will attend all deliveries and c-sections.
- What areas do they cover: Inpatient, Foothills ER- freestanding.15 min drive away- may float.
- Experience: 2 Years of experience is okay to have a first-time traveler.
- Job Duties: ABGs-draw and analyze, treatments, vent settings.
- Are RTs Required to be able to Intubate Independently or only to assist?: Travelers are not required to be able
to intubate but must assist.
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house 24/7?: Intensivist in house 24/7.
- Is there a Respiratory Manager/Supervisor/Lead Therapist on each shift?: There is a Charge RRT on each shift.
- Would the traveler ever be the only RT in-house: For the main hospital will not be alone, and for Foothills ED would
be the only one there.
- RT Equipment: Vent-Avea, Hamilton C1, Bipap-V60, EV300, HiFlow- Aerovo 2. Zoll vents for backup. Glidescope
and Glidescope-GO for intubation.
- Shifts & Scheduling: 6a/6p. Don't guarantee a block schedule, but will try to accommodate if able.
- Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend.
- Holiday Requirements: Travelers will work 2 of 3 major holidays.
- Call or standby call requirement: Can be placed on "low census."
- Floating Requirements: May float to Foothills Freestanding ED-15 min drive.
- Scrub Color/Dress Code: Black Scrubs.
- How many shifts of unit/department-specific orientation: one NEO, one day ED, one day ICU, one day floor,
(would add additional day for NICU-if they have NICU experience).