Location: Columbus, OH

Start Date: 02-23-2026

End Date: 05-25-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Three 12-hour day shifts per week, 7:00 AM - 7:30 PM, weekends required (day shift)

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $57 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 mechanical ventilation for adult critical care patients, including ventilator setup, adjustments and weaning
• Perform airway management procedures such as suctioning, oral/nasal airway placement and tracheostomy care
• Interpret arterial blood gases (ABGs) to guide respiratory interventions and collaborate on patient plans
• Deliver aerosolized and inhaled therapies using nebulizers, MDI and other medication delivery systems
• Troubleshoot ventilator and high-pressure alarm situations quickly and safely
• Support extubation and other advanced respiratory procedures with clinical judgment and compassion
• Document assessments, interventions and patient responses accurately and in a timely manner
• Work closely with interdisciplinary teams to optimize respiratory care and patient outcomes

Qualifications

• State respiratory therapist license required
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) preferred
• Minimum 1 year of respiratory therapy experience (critical care or adult acute care preferred)
• ACLS and BLS preferred; CRT helpful
• High school diploma plus college diploma and/or transcripts required
• Comfortable floating between campuses as needed
• Previous travel experience preferred but not required

Education

• High school diploma required
• College diploma and/or transcripts required (respiratory therapy or related field preferred)

Knowledge & Skills

• Ventilator management, including experience with GE 860 ventilators
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), BiPAP, CPAP and oxygen therapy
• Nebulizer setups (handheld, T-piece, trach collar) and medication delivery systems
• Interpretation of arterial blood gases (ABGs) and ventilator weaning principles
• Airway management skills including extubation and tracheostomy care
• Troubleshooting high pressure alarms and acute respiratory events
• Medications and inhaled therapies such as albuterol, inhaled steroids, nitric oxide and others
• Pulmonary hygiene, sputum collection and pulmonary assessment for adult patients

Benefits

• Generous housing stipend and travel reimbursement to get you settled quickly
• Medical, dental & vision coverage so you can stay healthy while caring for others
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement to keep your credentials current
• Paid time off to recharge between assignments
• Continuing education and certification support to boost your career
• A supportive, collaborative team that values your skills and voice
• Referral bonus program so your friends and colleagues can benefit too
• Onboarding and orientation to help you hit the ground running

Travel Perks: Explore Columbus, OH

Columbus is a welcoming Midwestern city with plenty to explore on your days off. Stroll the vibrant Short North Arts District for galleries, boutiques and great restaurants, or wander historic German Village for charming streets and coffee shops. Visit the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium or the Franklin Park Conservatory for a nature break. If you crave outdoor adventure, Hocking Hills is about an hour away with stunning hikes and waterfalls. With Ohio State campus events, lively breweries, riverside trails along the Scioto Mile and museums like COSI, there’s always something fun to fill a weekend.

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