Registered Respiratory Therapist - RRT - Float Pool - Full Time - Days

Nebraska Methodist Hospital • Omaha, NE

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Nebraska Methodist Health System is hiring a Registered Respiratory Therapist for its Float Pool. The position performs assessment, planning, intervention, coordination, and evaluation of respiratory care, while supporting staffing needs across multiple facilities. The therapist must adapt to different workflows, patient populations, units, and clinical environments while maintaining safe, high-quality care. Assignments may include Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Methodist Women’s Hospital in Elkhorn, Methodist Jennie Edmundson in Council Bluffs, and Methodist Fremont Health in Fremont. Travel between facilities is required, and the role requires active respiratory care practitioner licenses in Nebraska and Iowa.

This role performs routine and complex respiratory-care modalities, evaluates patients with attending physicians, follows protocol guidelines and AARC clinical practice guidelines, documents care and progress, communicates with patients and care teams, and helps educate nursing and ancillary staff. The schedule is 36 hours per week on days, with weekend, holiday, and call rotations. The posting offers a sign-on bonus of up to $17,500 and an additional float-pool pay differential.

Requirements

• Associate of Science degree with a certificate in Respiratory Care.
• Minimum 2–3 years of ICU/ED and NICU experience.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC).
• Respiratory Care Practitioner licenses for Nebraska and Iowa (RCP.NE and RCP.IA).
• Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Current American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Current American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Life Support (PALS) certification.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, providers, and team members.
• Strong assessment, critical-thinking, and clinical decision-making skills.
• Ability to prioritize, multitask, and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to learn, retain, and use electronic documentation and hospital information systems.
• Working knowledge of respiratory therapy practice, patient-safety principles, and interdisciplinary care coordination.
• Ability to function independently and exercise sound judgment.
• Ability to adapt to varying patient-care assignments and operational needs.
• Flexibility to travel between facilities and work in a variety of clinical settings.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science degree with a certificate in Respiratory Care.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and complex respiratory-care modalities independently and demonstrate competency in therapeutic modalities across Methodist Health System hospitals.
• Complete the high-risk/low-volume skill checklist satisfactorily.
• Document procedures, assessments, interventions, and patient progress in the patient record and medical information system.
• Update patient care plans and goals, and develop, review, or revise plans of care as needed.
• Receive and interpret physician orders within professional scope of knowledge.
• Evaluate patients in cooperation with attending physicians and recommend appropriate care based on AARC clinical practice guidelines.
• Communicate with patient-care team members about patient condition and progress, provide handoff reports, and keep nurses and caregivers updated.
• Communicate unresolved issues to appropriate personnel and help maintain continuity and timeliness of hospital services.
• Provide diagnostic procedures within the RCP scope of practice for departments such as Heart Station and Pulmonology, including facility-specific ABGs.
• Work within protocol guidelines, review patients for protocol therapy, and flag charts for therapy changes.
• Support patient satisfaction by being informative and helpful, assisting with patient needs when possible, and contributing to interdepartmental relations.
• Educate nursing and ancillary staff about respiratory-care procedures.
• Provide respiratory therapist coverage across assigned patient-care areas according to staffing and operational needs.
• Adapt to varying units, affiliate workflows, patient populations, and care environments while maintaining consistent respiratory-care standards.
• Transition between assignments and care areas as needed, apply clinical judgment in changing settings, and support staffing flexibility and continuity of care.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Excellent benefits.
• Great work environment where employees are valued.
• Sign-on bonus up to $17,500.
• Additional float-pool pay differential.
• Opportunity to gain experience across multiple facilities and patient populations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree