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Travel Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

  • Company: Fusion Medical Staffing
  • Location: Effingham, Florence County
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SEC filings mentioning "Fusion Medical Staffing": 2search EDGAR

Federal funding recipient: largest known award $100K from the Department of Health and Human Services (started Mar 18, 2016) — via USAspending.gov

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Fusion Medical Staffing is a healthcare staffing firm known for placing clinicians on travel assignments. Public coverage notes an estimated ~$250.7M ARR (GetLatka), a long-term real-estate lease signaling market confidence (CoStar), and community volunteering (KETV).

Fusion Medical Staffing is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) for a 13-week travel assignment in Florence, South Carolina. This full-time position offers competitive compensation and the opportunity to deliver specialized respiratory care while gaining valuable experience across diverse clinical settings and patient populations.

About the Role

Join Fusion Medical Staffing's team of travel healthcare professionals and provide direct respiratory care support at a facility in Florence. As a travel respiratory therapist, you'll engage with varied clinical challenges, collaborate with experienced medical teams, and make a measurable impact on patient outcomes while enjoying the professional growth opportunities that travel assignments provide.

What You'll Do

  • Assess and manage patients requiring respiratory support across different clinical settings
  • Operate and troubleshoot mechanical ventilation equipment and oxygen delivery systems
  • Perform diagnostic respiratory tests and analyze clinical findings
  • Work collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and healthcare teams to optimize patient care
  • Document patient assessments, treatments, and clinical outcomes accurately
  • Respond promptly to patient respiratory needs and emergencies
  • Educate patients and families about respiratory treatment plans and disease management

What We're Looking For

  • Active Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential
  • Valid state respiratory therapy license in South Carolina or ability to obtain one
  • Clinical experience with mechanical ventilation and airway management
  • Strong patient assessment and critical thinking abilities
  • Professional communication and teamwork skills
  • Flexibility and adaptability in dynamic healthcare environments
  • Current BLS certification; ACLS preferred

About Fusion Medical Staffing

Fusion Medical Staffing connects qualified respiratory therapists and other healthcare professionals with temporary staffing assignments at facilities nationwide. We're committed to supporting both our clinicians and partner healthcare facilities with professional, reliable staffing solutions.

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The role is based in Effingham, Florence County, South Carolina—not remote. South Carolina sits in the Southeastern U.S., bordered by North Carolina, the Atlantic, and Georgia across the Savannah River (Wikipedia). Expect a regional healthcare market serving Florence County communities.

South Carolina is a state in the Southeastern, South Atlantic and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia to the west and south across the Savannah River. Along with North Carolina, it makes up the Carolinas region of the East Coast. South Carolina is the 11th-smallest and 23rd-most populous U.S

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National unemployment rate in US: 4.2%via World Bank

Private-sector wage growth (year over year): 3.3%via FRED

National quits rate: 1.9%via FRED (BLS JOLTS)

GDP per capita in US: $90,027via World Bank

Consumer price inflation in US: 2.9% (annual) — via World Bank

Average hours worked per year in US: 1,800via OECD

Cost of living in South Carolina: 6.3% below the national averagevia BEA

Median household income in Florence County: $56,650via US Census ACS / Data USA

Typical climate: average high 77°F / low 51°F year-round (summers around 91°F, winters around 34°F) — via NOAA 1991-2020 Normals

Walkability: Least walkable (3.5/20) — via EPA National Walkability Index

Typical rent nearby: $953/mo (1BR) · $1,117/mo (2BR) — via HUD Fair Market Rents

    Source: Wikipedia (state)

    About this role & career path

    Travel RRT work builds acute-care respiratory skills—vent management, ABG interpretation, and team-based critical care—while rotating facilities. Progression often moves toward ICU/specialty units, charge or educator roles, or longer-term staff placements after travel contracts.

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    Build the skills for this role

    Prioritize mechanical ventilation, emergency response (CPR/airway support), ABG interpretation, and clear charting. Keep RRT credentials and facility onboarding current; no certification cost list was provided for this listing.

    • Walk through a vent wean or code you led, including ABG decisions.
    • Explain how you adapt protocols when floating to a new hospital.
    • Describe charting and handoff habits under travel orientation timelines.

    Strong fit if you hold RRT skills for vents, ABGs, and emergency care and prefer travel staffing over a fixed home base. Less ideal if you need remote work or dislike frequent facility onboarding.

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    Listing facts

    • Role Travel Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
    • Employer Fusion Medical Staffing
    • Location Effingham, Florence County
    • Type Full Time
    • Posted July 1, 2026
    • Apply by 2026-08-01
    • Country context US
    • Overview Full original description on this page (298 words; rewritten for clarity, not a teaser paste)

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    Typical work in Travel Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

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    • Provide emergency care, such as artificial respiration, external cardiac massage, or assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
    • Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy, such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, or blood chemistry changes, and consult with physician if adverse reactions occur.
    • Set up and operate devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, or aerosol generators, following specified parameters of treatment.
    • Work as part of a team of physicians, nurses, or other healthcare professionals to manage patient care by assisting with medical procedures or related duties.
    • Maintain charts that contain patients' pertinent identification and therapy information.
    • Read prescription, measure arterial blood gases, and review patient information to assess patient condition.

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