Respiratory Therapist Job in Paducah, KY

Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. is seeking a Respiratory Therapist for a 13-week travel assignment in Paducah, KY. You will work 12-hour night shifts from 5:30 PM to 6:00 AM, three days per week with every other weekend required. Weekly pay is $2,260.

Required Certifications:

• BLS
• ACLS
• NRP

PALS certification is optional. Pulmonary function testing (PFT) is not required.

Your Responsibilities:

• Assess, treat, and monitor patients with respiratory diseases and conditions
• Deliver medicated and non-medicated therapy as ordered by providers
• Provide invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilator support for acute respiratory failure
• Respond to emergency situations including code blue and rapid response
• Provide patient support in high-risk delivery situations and care of compromised newborns
• Perform airway management including endotracheal and tracheostomy tube care and maintenance
• Monitor and adjust parameters for patients on invasive and non-invasive ventilatory support
• Assist with advanced specialty procedures such as endotracheal tube insertion, arterial line placement, and bronchoscopy
• Administer medicated therapies including small volume nebulizer and metered-dose inhaler treatments
• Perform therapeutic procedures such as chest physiotherapy, oscillating positive expiratory pressure, and positive expiratory pressure
• Provide and adjust oxygen therapy based on patient needs and provider orders
• Complete patient assessments and provide recommendations to providers
• Educate patients and families on therapy, respiratory disease, and medications
• Perform cardiac testing including 12-lead EKGs and holter monitoring
• Perform arterial and capillary blood gas sampling
• Analyze and interpret laboratory tests such as blood gases and oximetry studies
• Document patient assessments, therapy, and pertinent information in the medical record
• Clean and prepare equipment including mechanical ventilators and therapeutic gas delivery devices
• Participate in quality improvement projects, departmental meetings, and situational debriefs

Assignment begins October 1, 2026.