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Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist

Sentara Health

Norfolk, VAFull-time$80/hrPosted 1w agoStill listed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$80/hr
Location
Norfolk, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

NBRC RRT Certification, requiredVirginia Respiratory Therapist License, requiredBLS Certification, required

Job overview

Sentara Leigh Hospital is hiring a Registered Respiratory Therapist for a temporary, full-time 14-week assignment in Norfolk, Virginia, on the night shift. The therapist provides physician-directed respiratory care to patients from neonates through adults, working with nursing and other healthcare team members across clinical and ambulatory settings. An associate’s or bachelor’s degree is required, with specified alternatives for some applicants; one year of clinical respiratory care experience is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Respiratory Care, nice to haveAge-Specific Assessment, nice to havePatient Treatment, nice to have

Qualifications

Associate's or Bachelor's in Respiratory Therapy, requiredRRT or Military RT Program Exception, requiredNBRC RRT Certification, requiredVirginia Respiratory Therapist License, requiredBLS Certification, required1 Year Clinical Respiratory Care Experience, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

City/State Norfolk, VA Work Shift Third (Nights) Overview: Sentara Leigh Hospital is hiring a Registered Respiratory Therapist to work a Full Time, 14-week assignment!

Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Sentara Leigh Hospital - Norfolk, VA

  • $80.00/hr (RRT)
  • Temporary Full Time
  • 14-week assignment
  • Night shift
  • No benefits

Overview The Registered Respiratory Therapist builds upon the overall pulmonary management in identifying and implementing physician directed respiratory care interventions for an individual or a group of patients. Works cooperatively with nursing and other health care team members for professional respiratory care practice for all patients ranging in ages from neonates to adults in all clinical and ambulatory settings. Responsible for the appropriate age specific assessment and treatment of patients. May have access to, or oversight of Protected Health Information (PHI) in the course of carrying out position duties.

Associates or Bachelor's degree required. Non degreed applicants with RRT credentials prior to January 1, 2006 and graduates from a military RT program with RRT credentials will also be considered.

State license, active NBRC RRT and BLS required at time of hire. For new graduates only, must have State license and BLS at time of hire, and must obtain NBRC RRT within 6 months of hire date.

Education

  • Associate's Degree - Respiratory Therapy OR
  • Bachelor’s Degree – Respiratory Therapy

Certification/Licensure

  • Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - Certification - National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC)
  • Respiratory Therapist License - State license - Virginia Department of Health Professionals (VADHP)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) - Certification - American Heart Association (AHA)

Experience

  • 1 year of clinical respiratory care experience (preferred)

Keywords: RRT, Respiratory, Therapy, RT, Norfolk, temp, temporary, travel, internal travel, Monster, Talroo-Allied Health, #RTtravel Sentara is currently reviewing market compensation for this role. Our Talent Acquisition team will be able to share more specific information during the recruiting process. Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

  • Medical, Dental, Vision plans
  • Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
  • Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
  • Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
  • Emergency Backup Care
  • Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k/403B with Employer Match
  • Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
  • Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000 •Pet Insurance •Legal Resources Plan •Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Sentara Leigh Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 274-bed acute care facility that opened in 1903 and relocated to its present site in 1977. Our hospital completed a renovation in 2016, including two new patient towers, a beautiful atrium, and a multi-story parking garage. Sentara Leigh Hospital includes a dedicated Orthopedic Hospital providing patients access to a full continuum of orthopedic care, from the preoperative phase and surgery to rehabilitation and home care services. Along with being a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, we also specialize in orthopedic and spine care, heart, vascular, maternity care, and general surgery. We are also home to the region’s only 24-hour hyperbaric oxygen program that helps speed up the healing of carbon monoxide poisoning, wounds that won’t heal, infections in which tissues are starved for oxygen, airborne chemical exposures, and scuba diving accidents.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

How this job compares

Set against the 4,128 open Respiratory Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$80/hr
  • Virginia median$35–49/hr85 hourly ranges
  • US median$35–48/hr1,834 hourly ranges

This rate, $80/hr, is 88% above the Virginia median midpoint ($42/hr) — in the top quarter of Respiratory Therapist hourly ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 118 open Respiratory Therapist jobs in Virginia and 4,128 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
Respiratory Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (1,266 postings).
Education
74 of the 4,128 open Respiratory Therapist jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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