Respiratory Therapist – Nights – Skilled Nursing/Rehab – Broadview Heights, OH (Urgent Need)
Role overview
A Respiratory Therapist is needed for an urgent‑need, full‑time night‑shift contract at a skilled nursing/rehab setting in Broadview Heights, OH, supporting residents with cardiopulmonary needs. This 13‑week, 7p–7a assignment includes broad schedule availability across all days of the week.
Assignment details
Location: Skilled nursing/rehab environment, Broadview Heights, OH 44147
Setting: Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) / post‑acute rehab with medically complex adult and geriatric patients.
Position type: Contract, full-time, non‑permanent
Contract length: 13 weeks (02/23/26 – 05/23/26)
Schedule: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM, 30‑minute unpaid meal break
Days: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat (facility can schedule any nights as needed)
Guaranteed hours: 36 hours per week
Gross Blended Pay $48 -$60 per hour
Order reason: New opening
Note: Marked as urgent need
Key responsibilities
Perform comprehensive respiratory assessments, including breath sounds, oxygenation, ventilatory status, and response to therapy.
Administer oxygen therapy, aerosolized medications, chest physiotherapy, and other ordered respiratory treatments.
Manage and monitor non‑invasive and invasive ventilation equipment where applicable, including setup, troubleshooting, and weaning in accordance with facility scope.
Develop and implement respiratory care plans in collaboration with physicians and the interdisciplinary team.
Educate staff, patients, and caregivers on respiratory disease management, equipment use, and medication regimens, often as the sole RT on‑site in SNF.
Document assessments, interventions, and patient responses accurately and in a timely manner in the EMR.
Participate in rounds and respond to urgent respiratory situations and rapid changes in patient condition on night shift.
Required qualifications and skills
Active Ohio Respiratory Therapist license (RRT or CRT per facility requirement).
Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program.
Current BLS; ACLS preferred depending on facility policy.
Prior experience with adult/geriatric acute or post‑acute respiratory care (hospital or SNF/LTAC).
Comfortable practicing independently overnight, with strong critical‑thinking and triage skills.