
Travel Respiratory Therapist, RRT
DeWitt, IAFull-time$32.22–35/hrSeen 1mo agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
The role seeks an experienced Respiratory Therapist to join Trinity Health’s FirstChoice mobile staffing solution, providing premium compensation and flexible scheduling while traveling to various hospital locations nationwide and regionally.
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Full job description
Employment Type:
Full time
Shift:
12 Hour Day Shift
Description:
Position Purpose: Are you an experienced Respiratory Therapist looking for premium compensation and maximum flexibility? Explore FirstChoice – Trinity Health's mobile staffing solution! FirstChoice RT’s are utilized to fill short and long-term assignments throughout the health system, and we need you to be a part of this innovative program! Nationwide and Regional opportunities available!
What you will do:
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Qualified and willing to float throughout the hospital and/or throughout multiple hospital locations and/or regions
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Knows, understands, incorporates & demonstrates standard elements of professional practice per AARC guidelines.
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Acts independently & appropriately within, scope of knowledge & experience in practice area
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Retains accountability for delegation, choices, decisions & outcomes
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Collaborates with key stakeholders & contributes to quality & improvement practices & outcomes
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Exhibits agility & willingness to take on new & additional responsibilities
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Embraces new ideas & cultural differences while managing competing priorities
Minimum Qualifications:
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2 years of experience as a Respiratory Therapist
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Graduate of a two-year advanced practitioner -Accredited Respiratory Therapist program: Registry eligible.
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Current RRTcredential.
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Valid State License in Respiratory Care ifrequiredin thestateyou areworking.
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Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate with patients, physicians and other health personnel and department management during all situations and in line with our mission and values.
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Analytical skillsnecessarytoidentifypatient’sneeds.
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Demonstrated basic computer skills in a Windows environment.
Position Highlights and Benefits:
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Premium Pay
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Flexible Scheduling
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Travel and Per Diem opportunities available
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Variety of Practice Settings
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DailyPayavailable
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Reimbursement of License and Certifications available per assignment
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Opportunity toparticipatein 403B program
Ministry Information:
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FirstChoice offers rewarding Nursing, Respiratory Therapist, Surgical Technologist, and Health Care Professional travel positions with a flexible schedule to fit your life.
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FirstChoicetravelHealth Care Professionals fill critical positions when unforeseen or unplanned circumstances occur; or, when there is a position open due to an extended leave-of-absence.
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You’llget to experience a variety of practice settings while traveling within your local region or traveling nationally – your choice!
Pay Range: $32.22-$35.00 per hour + Tax Free Allowance if Qualified or $60 per hour for local
Actual compensation offered will be within the range stated above but vary based on factors including experience, qualifications, education, location, licensure, and certification requirements, as well as comparisons to current colleagues in similar roles.
Trinity Health Benefits Summary (http://www.trinity-health.org/sites/default/files/my-benefits/Health-and-Wellbeing/Compliance/Illinois-Transparency-Law/Trinity-Health-Summary-of-Benefits-Illinois-Job-Req-Discloser-Law.pdf) - All FirstChoice clinical Colleagues are PRN Status. Please refer to page 2 of the Benefit Summary
Job Details:
Location: MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center
Start Date: ASAP
Weeks: 13
Hours: 3x12
Shift: Days
Gross Weekly Rate: $2160.00
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
EOE including disability/veteran
How this job compares
Set against the 4,149 open Respiratory Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$32.22–35/hr
- Iowa median$32–41/hr24 hourly ranges
- US median$34–48/hr1,804 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $33.61/hr, is 8% below the Iowa median midpoint ($37/hr) — in the middle half of Respiratory Therapist hourly ranges in Iowa.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 96 open Respiratory Therapist jobs in Iowa and 4,149 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Iowa
- Trinity Health (this employer)40 open
- UnityPoint Health14 open
- Great River Health8 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Respiratory Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (1,267 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for an associate degree; 1,457 of the 4,149 open Respiratory Therapist jobs (35%) ask for an associate degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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