Travel Respiratory Therapist Registered - Grand Blanc, MI
Cross Country Healthcare$1,962/wkGrand Blanc, MIContractPosted 6d agoStill open, checked every night- 12-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
- NRP
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How this pay compares
This assignment posts $1,962 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel respiratory therapist assignments post a median of $2,005 a week, the middle half $1,773 to $2,215, across 657 assignments, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.
Tax-free stipend limit here
GSA's per diem rate for Grand Blanc, MI (the standard rate) is $113 a night for lodging in November 2026 and $68 a day for meals and incidentals: $1,267 a week. Agencies set tax-free housing and meal stipends against it, for a traveler who keeps a tax home elsewhere; the posting's own figure says what this assignment pays. Stipend limits in Michigan.
What Michigan requires of a respiratory therapist
Respiratory therapist license, from the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (Bureau of Professional Licensing).
- Completed application and fee, a respiratory therapist education program meeting R 338.2206, at least a 2-year associate's degree from an accredited college, and an NBRC credential (Mich. Admin. Code R 338.2202).
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About the job
Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting 30 Nov 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $1,962 a week in all, a taxable rate of $19.31 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Respiratory Therapist Registered, Respiratory Therapy (Pediatrics) provides life-support, resuscitation, monitoring, and medical gas therapy for pediatric patients. The role performs invasive and non-invasive diagnostic procedures, documents patient care, supports ventilator management, and collaborates with the healthcare team across assigned clinical units.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications:
- At least 2 years of recent Respiratory Therapist experience.
- Associate of Science degree from an accredited respiratory therapy program.
- Registration with the National Board of Respiratory Care.
- Current Respiratory Therapist license in Michigan.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Respiratory Therapy.
- Experience with PB 980 and/or EV300 non-invasive ventilation (NIV) ventilators.
- Experience with an arterial blood gas analyzer.
- Special care nursery experience.
- Additional Information:
- Provides life-support, resuscitation, monitoring, and medical gas therapy.
- Performs invasive and non-invasive diagnostic procedures.
- Supports patient care in intensive care and general practice units.
- Maintains clinical expertise across assigned clinical units.
- Supervises, directs, and delegates to respiratory therapy staff, trainees, externs, and students as assigned.
- Contract length is 13 weeks, with an anticipated assignment period from 11/30/2026 through 02/27/2027.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
From Cross Country Healthcare's job posting, checked 12 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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Based in Boca Raton, FLHires in 51 statesPay on its listings: 0.7% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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