Respiratory Therapist RRT - Per Diem Level I - Nights
Posted Sep 29, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
When you work here only a few nights a month, how do you stay current on policies and equipment?
What they are checking: Whether they take responsibility for staying competent despite working irregularly.
Tell me about a night shift emergency where you played a key role. What did you do?
What they are checking: Whether they can perform under pressure with fewer resources around them.
Tell me about a time you explained a treatment to a frightened patient in a way that helped them cooperate.
What they are checking: Whether they communicate clearly and calmly, which helps therapy succeed.
What would you do
As Per Diem Level I, you'd owe 48 hours every six weeks, with 24 on weekends. How would you fit that into your life?
What they are checking: Whether they can reliably meet the per diem commitment instead of signing up and disappearing.
A patient on BiPAP is anxious and wants the mask off. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they can coach a patient through therapy while knowing when the risk of removal is too high.
Walk into a unit where you don't know the staff well. How do you build trust fast with the nurses?
What they are checking: Whether they can work well with teams they rarely see, which per diem staff must do.
About the work
You're paged to a neonatal patient with rising oxygen needs. What do you assess and what might you suggest to the team?
What they are checking: Whether they can respond to infants confidently, since the role covers neonatal through geriatric patients.
Walk me through assisting a physician with a bronchoscopy or other respiratory procedure.
What they are checking: Whether they know how to prepare, monitor and support during procedures they are asked to help with.
How do you take a verbal or phone order safely, and when would you refuse one?
What they are checking: Whether they use read-back and know which orders policy does not allow by phone.
What quality control do you perform on a blood gas analyzer or other equipment, and why does it matter?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that bad quality control produces wrong results that change patient care.
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