Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Start Date: 12-29-2025

End Date: 03-30-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Rotating 12-hour shifts, 6:30 AM - 6:30 PM (day shift), 3 shifts per week, includes weekends (4 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule)

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $50 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 ventilated and non-invasive ventilation patients with confidence and clinical skill
• Perform arterial blood gas collection and interpret results to guide care
• Deliver breathing treatments and monitor patient response closely
• Document patient assessments, interventions and ventilator settings in EPIC accurately and promptly
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses and multidisciplinary teams to develop and adjust respiratory care plans
• Troubleshoot respiratory equipment and ensure ventilators, BiPAP and CPAP devices are safe and functioning
• Educate patients and families about respiratory therapies and equipment use
• Step into ICU, PCU, ED and medical floors as needed and provide reliable coverage

Qualifications

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification required
• Current ACLS, BLS and PALS certifications required
• NRP and NICU experience preferred, especially for deliveries and neonatal ventilator management
• Minimum 2 years of respiratory therapy experience
• Comfortable with ventilator management, BiPAP/CPAP and arterial blood gas procedures
• Experience with EPIC or similar EMR preferred
• Able to work 12-hour shifts and participate in weekend rotation

Knowledge & Skills

• Ventilator management and titration
• Non-invasive ventilation (BiPAP/CPAP) setup and monitoring
• Arterial blood gas (ABG) collection and interpretation
• Delivering and titrating breathing treatments
• Familiarity with EPIC documentation
• ICU, PCU and ED respiratory care workflows
• Equipment troubleshooting and infection control practices
• Strong teamwork, communication and patient education abilities

Benefits

• Generous housing stipend and travel support to make your placement comfortable and hassle free
• Medical, dental and vision coverage so you can focus on patients, not paperwork
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement to help you get state-ready quickly
• Paid time off to recharge between travel assignments
• 401K retirement savings plan and life insurance for long term peace of mind
• Referral bonus program to reward you for bringing great teammates aboard
• A supportive team that values you, professional preceptors, and ongoing education
• Travel reimbursement and coordinated housing search assistance to simplify logistics

Travel Perks: Explore Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake City is a playground for outdoor lovers and city explorers alike. In your downtime you can hit world-class ski resorts like Snowbird and Alta, hike the trails in Big Cottonwood or Little Cottonwood Canyons, stroll historic Temple Square downtown, explore Red Butte Garden, or take a quick trip to Antelope Island on the Great Salt Lake for sunsets and wildlife viewing. Weekend road trips to Park City and its shops and dining are a breeze, and the local food and craft beer scene will keep your off hours tasty and fun.

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