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Respiratory Therapist

📍 Santa Maria, california · · · 36 hrs/week

Allied HealthUHC-00175435
Candidate pay rate:$65.1/hr ≈ $2,344/wk before stipends Quick apply or call (408) 441-9200

Job description

Respiratory Therapist

Start Date: 11-30-2026

End Date: 03-01-2027

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $65.10 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.

Education

  • Trauma Level: 3
  • Charting System: Cerner
  • Unit Notes: - Unit: Respiratory
  • Certs: RRT/CRT, ACLS, BLS, PALS, NRP required
  • EMR: Cerner
  • Charge RT: Yes - 24/7
  • Weekend Requirement: every other
  • Holidays: work them in with core staff rotation
  • Call: not required
  • Scrub Color: black
  • Tele: phillips
  • Vents: Puritan Bennette 840
  • Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: yes
  • IV Team: no
  • RT 24/7: yes
  • Pharmacy 24/7: yes
  • Shifts: 12 hr shifts, 6-6:30, supervisors make out schedules
  • Floor specific orientation: 3 shifts at most
  • Types of patients: Adults, peds, and neonates, will not work NICU unless experience in that area
  • Duties: EKG's, ABG's, breathing treatments, vent management, high flow NC, chest vests, vapotherm,
  • Common Patient disease processes
  • Additional Notes: Candidates must have 2 years of experience or more and travel experience is preferred. Must also be proficient with bronchs.
  • Years of Experience: 2
  • Shift Notes: 7p-7a, EOW first to float
  • Specialty: Respiratory Therapist
  • Start Date: 2026-11-30
  • End Date: 2027-03-01
  • Created Date: 2026-11-02
  • Required Hours/Week: 36
  • Start Time: 19:00
  • End Time: 07:00
  • Positions: 1
  • Short Description: Respiratory Therapist
  • Contract Type:

Apply Now

Ready to start your next adventure as a Respiratory Therapist? Let's get you moving forward!

Send your resume to [email protected] or call us at 408-441-9200 today.

Why UHCS

Weekly or bi-weekly pay, medical/dental/vision, a SIMPLE IRA with employer contribution, tests paid on qualifying assignments with payroll deduction available, and one recruiter who stays with you for the whole assignment — reachable after hours. Every placement is credentialed to Joint Commission standards, so your packet is accepted the first time.