Location: Nashville, TN

Start Date: 11-21-2025

End Date: 02-20-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Rotating nights (12-hour), 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM NOC; schedule averages 36 hours/week; every other weekend required. (Clock-in 6:38 PM / Clock-out 7:15 AM per unit guidelines)

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $39 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Manage ventilator-dependent patients with expert ventilator management and weaning strategies to improve outcomes
• Perform ABG collection and analysis to guide respiratory interventions
• Deliver high flow O2 therapy and airway clearance procedures including Metaneb and Vapotherm
• Provide tracheostomy care and intubation assist during critical events
• Respond rapidly and effectively to code blue events as a vital member of the resuscitation team
• Conduct thorough patient assessments and document care accurately in Meditech
• Transport patients safely when needed and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for coordinated care

Qualifications

• RRT or CRT credential (required)
• BLS and ACLS certifications (required); PALS preferred
• Minimum 2 years of respiratory therapy experience
• ICU experience preferred (one year ICU preferred per unit)
• Comfortable with high-acuity patients and advanced airway/ventilator procedures

Education

• Certified Respiratory Therapist credential (RRT or CRT) — required

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong ventilator management skills, including experience with Drager ventilators and Philips V60
• Proficiency with ABG collection and interpretation
• Familiarity with high flow O2 therapy, Vapotherm, Metaneb, and bronchodilator therapy
• Competence in trach care, intubation assist, and code blue response
• Experience using Meditech for clinical documentation
• Excellent patient assessment, critical thinking, and communication skills

Benefits

• Generous housing stipend and travel support to make your assignment comfortable
• Medical, dental & vision coverage to keep you and your family healthy
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement to simplify state requirements
• Paid time off to recharge between assignments
• Referral bonus program to reward teammates you bring on board
• A supportive, high-acuity team with strong clinical mentorship and great culture
• Professional development opportunities and access to continuing education
• Flexible scheduling that respects your work-life balance

Travel Perks: Explore Nashville, TN

Live and work in Music City: explore Broadway’s live music scene and the Country Music Hall of Fame, catch a show at the Grand Ole Opry, stroll Centennial Park and see the full-scale Parthenon, hike or birdwatch at Radnor Lake State Park, enjoy lively neighborhoods like East Nashville and The Gulch for dining and craft breweries, and take quick weekend trips to nearby Franklin for historic downtown charm.

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