RT Staffing
Book Respiratory Therapists and Assistants on Short Notice
Post the shifts you need covered and get them filled quickly by credentialed RTs nearby. No lengthy contracts.
Post a Shift
Find respiratory therapists nearby at short notice
Pick Up a Shift
Looking for RT shifts near you?
Over 6,500 workplaces and 1 million workers across the U.S. use Clipboard.
Simpler and Faster Than an RT Staffing Agency
Fast Coverage
Post at short notice and the shift goes straight to RTs nearby.
Clear Credentials
NBRC credentials are checked for you before an RT takes your shift.
Familiar Faces
Get the same RTs back most of the time without having to request them.
Fast Coverage
Post at short notice and the shift goes straight to RTs nearby.
Clear Credentials
NBRC credentials are checked for you before an RT takes your shift.
Familiar Faces
Get the same RTs back most of the time without having to request them.
Respiratory Therapists and Assistants Available in Your Area
Clipboard is a respiratory therapist staffing marketplace built for shifts that come up at short notice. Hospitals, LTACHs, nursing homes and home health agencies use it to cover RT shifts.
You post the unit and hours you need, and a credentialed RT nearby picks it up. You don’t have to choose or approve who comes in, and you pay nothing until the shift is staffed.
If someone doesn’t turn up, we connect you with a replacement at no extra cost.
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How to Book a Respiratory Therapist
Create Your Shifts
Select the role, date, and time that you need support.
Get Matched with a Worker
Your shifts are automatically shared with workers who have the right qualifications.
Your RT Shifts Filled
See every worker's info and qualifications in one place. We do the rest, from scheduling to documentation to payment.
Transparent Pricing
Free to Post a Shift
No Minimum Commitment
If They Don’t Turn Up, We Connect You With Another
We put your shift out again at no extra cost. If the shift isn’t filled, it isn’t charged.
Dependable Hourly Rates With No Surprises
See the hourly rates for RT shifts in your area before you post.
You pay for the hours worked on shifts that get staffed, and posting a shift is free. If you want to hire an RT you’ve booked, there’s no placement fee.
Are You an RT or RTA Looking for Shifts?
Sign up free, upload your credentials once, and see the open shifts at facilities near you. Pick up what fits your week and get paid as quickly as the same day.
Free to Join
Sign up and upload your credentials at no cost.
Your Schedule
Pick up only the shifts that fit your week.
Fast Pay
Get paid the same day for a small fee.
Areas Covered
Nationwide RT and RTA Staffing Coverage
Clipboard is used by facilities across the country. Post a shift anywhere and it goes to the credentialed respiratory therapists nearest you.
During some of our most challenging and high-pressure times, Clipboard’s commitment to ensuring our building remained fully staffed has never wavered. The reliability, quality of staff, and genuine care they demonstrate have made a meaningful difference in our daily operations.
Shamar, CEO · FL
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The Easier Way to Fill Shifts
With Clipboard, you have access to a range of credentialed respiratory therapists in your area who are available at short notice. There’s no agency markup and no in-house bank to manage.
| Measure | Clipboard | Agency | In-house bank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commitment | None required | Term contract | Internal policy |
| Cost structure | Clear hourly rate | Percentage markup | Overtime and admin |
| Compliance checks | Verified by Clipboard | Held by the agency | Yours to run |
| Cover if no-show | Connect you with a replacement | You chase it | Yours |
What Is a Respiratory Therapist?
A respiratory therapist (RT) is a licensed clinician who assesses, treats and monitors people who have trouble breathing. RTs care for patients with conditions like COPD, asthma and pneumonia, and for patients who rely on a ventilator or a trach, from newborns to older adults.
What Is Respiratory Therapist Staffing?
Respiratory therapist staffing means booking a credentialed RT or respiratory therapy assistant to cover a shift your own team can’t fill, so breathing treatments and airway care carry on when someone is out. What an RT may do varies by state and by building.
What Respiratory Therapists Do
They give nebulizer and inhaler treatments, set up and adjust oxygen, and help patients clear their airways. Much of this runs to a set schedule across the unit, so one missing RT can leave treatments running late.
Where patients are on a ventilator or have a trach, RTs run vent checks, change settings as ordered, suction and keep the airway clear. They also support the team during codes and rapid responses.
A respiratory therapy assistant, also called a respiratory care assistant or technician, handles setup, equipment checks and routine treatments under an RT’s direction. Where policy and state allow it, one can ease a busy shift.
Types of Respiratory Therapists
There are a variety of respiratory therapists, from entry-level and advanced RTs to specialists and assistants, and each credential covers a different level of work.
| Credential | What it means | Usually booked for |
|---|---|---|
| CRT · Certified Respiratory Therapist | The NBRC’s entry-level credential for RTs | Breathing treatments, oxygen therapy and stable vent residents |
| RRT · Registered Respiratory Therapist | The NBRC’s advanced credential, earned after the CRT | ICU, emergency and critical care units that require it |
| Specialty credentials · NPS, ACCS, RPFT | NBRC specialty exams taken on top of a CRT or RRT | NICU and pediatrics, adult critical care, pulmonary function testing |
| Respiratory therapy assistant | Not a national credential, and titles vary by facility | Setup, equipment checks and routine treatments under an RT |
Respiratory Therapist Staffing by Care Setting
Respiratory therapists work where patients need help breathing, so the demand clusters in a handful of units rather than across a building: the ICU, a vent wing, a weaning unit or a patient’s home. When that unit’s RT calls out, there’s rarely anyone on the floor who can take the work. On Clipboard, the open tour goes to RTs close by.
LTACH patients are often weaning off ventilators over weeks, with daily breathing trials that the RT runs and charts. Cover a call-out the same day and the weaning schedule doesn’t have to slip, so each trial can go ahead on the day it was planned.
Subacute vent and trach units care for residents who may stay on a ventilator for months, usually with a small team of RTs who know each of them. One call-out is a big share of that team, so post the tour early to keep the unit at strength.
Patients on home ventilators, trach or long-term oxygen need RT visits for equipment checks, settings and teaching the family. When your RT is away, post the booked visits and they can still happen that week.
Book Per Diem RTs and RTAs for Flu Season
Flu, RSV and COVID tend to push respiratory work up every fall and winter, in ICUs, emergency departments and vent units alike.
Booking a per diem respiratory therapist by the shift lets you cover that peak without hiring for demand that drops away again in spring. You choose the dates, and when the census settles, you simply stop posting.
Respiratory therapy assistants can share the load too. Where policy and state allow it, an RTA can take on setup, equipment checks and routine treatments, which frees your RTs for assessments, vent changes and rapid responses.
What Our Expert Says
Respiratory therapist staffing used to mean a coordinator working down a phone list at six in the morning, hoping someone picked up. That time came straight out of the unit. Now the open tour goes out to RTs nearby the moment it’s posted, and the coordinator can get back to handover.
Legal
Insurance and Employment Status
Cover shifts at short notice, knowing each one is insured, the professional is credentialed, and no one joins your payroll.
Insurance
Shifts booked through Clipboard are covered by professional and general liability insurance.
Employment Status
Professionals are independent and choose which shifts to accept. They are not employed by your facility or by Clipboard.
Cover Your RT and RTA Shifts
Get your respiratory therapist shifts filled. No upfront cost and no minimum commitment.
Cover Your RT and RTA Shifts
Get your respiratory therapist shifts filled. No upfront cost and no minimum commitment.
Fast Answers To
Frequently Asked Questions
You post a shift and it goes straight to respiratory therapists and assistants near you. 95% of shifts are covered when posted a day in advance, and you can post a same-day shift when an RT or RTA calls out before the next round of vent checks.
You pay an hourly rate for the RT or RTA you booked, and it costs nothing to post a shift. Rates reflect local pay, so they differ by area. There’s no minimum commitment and no contract to sign for the shifts you post.
We connect you with a replacement at no extra cost as soon as we know. If an RT or RTA cancels ahead of the shift, a replacement is looked for automatically. If the shift can’t be filled, you’re not charged for it.
NBRC credentials are checked before an RT can pick up a shift, and an RTA’s qualifications are checked the same way. None of that lands on your desk, so the time you’d otherwise spend vetting goes back to running the unit.
Yes. A respiratory therapy assistant, also called a respiratory care assistant or technician, supports the RT with setup, equipment checks and routine treatments. Titles and duties vary, so book one where your policy and state allow the role.
Yes. RT and RTA shifts on Clipboard are booked one at a time, with no contract to sign and nothing to commit to up front. Post a single tour or a run of them, for a call-out, a vacancy or the extra work that respiratory season brings.
Hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, nursing home vent and trach units, and home health agencies all book RTs and RTAs on Clipboard. Each has different work to cover, from ICU tours and weaning trials to vent checks and visits at home.
Yes. If an RT or RTA is a good fit for your team, you can offer them a permanent role. There’s no placement fee and no conversion fee for making the offer, and the professional decides whether to accept.
Reviewed by
Alex Dettmer
Head of Worker Experience, Clipboard
Alex heads our Worker Experience team, responsible for millions of daily interactions between nurses across the country and Clipboard. When he’s not working to create the best possible experience for workplaces, professionals, and patients, he’s fiercely defending how Walter’s Hot Dogs in New York has the best encased meat in the country.