Travel Respiratory Therapist Registered - Salem, VA
- 12-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
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How this pay compares
This assignment posts $1,619 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel respiratory therapist assignments post a median of $2,022 a week, the middle half $1,796 to $2,222, across 620 assignments, so this one is below the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.
What Virginia requires of a respiratory therapist
Respiratory therapist license, from the Virginia Board of Medicine.
- Verification of professional education (graduate of an accredited program, or current NBRC CRT or RRT credentialing), and evidence of passing the NBRC entry-level exam (18VAC85-40-40, 40-45, 40-50).
- Staying active: Renew biennially in each odd-numbered year in the birth month and attest to continuing education (18VAC85-40-60).
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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 $1,619 a week in all, a taxable rate of $15 an hour plus $1,078.83 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Respiratory Therapist Registered, RT PEDS, Salem, Virginia. The role provides respiratory care across inpatient units during 12-hour night shifts. Responsibilities include basic floor therapies, nebulizer treatments, chest physiotherapy, nocturnal pulse oximetry, arterial blood gas collection, and BiPAP management.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week, with rotating weekends.
- Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; proficiency in basic floor therapies, nebulizer treatments, chest physiotherapy, nocturnal pulse oximetry, arterial blood gas collection, and BiPAP management.
- Preferred Qualifications: Ventilator management, BiPAP management, and intensive care unit experience.
- Additional Information:
- Respiratory care procedures include handheld nebulizer treatments, chest physiotherapy, BiPAP and ventilator management, and extubation.
- Clinical equipment includes blood gas analyzers, ventilators, and noninvasive ventilation systems.
- Royal blue scrubs are required.
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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About Cross Country Healthcare
National healthcare staffing company in Boca Raton, Florida, placing travel nurses, allied professionals and therapists, with local contract and per diem work too. Source: Cross Country, Travel FAQs
Based in Boca Raton, FLHires in 51 statesPay on its listings: 0.6% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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