Relay Health Systems
Respiratory Therapist Demand Brief: Adult Critical-Care Signals
How to tighten RT role fit and avoid nursing-heavy result sets when recruiters search for respiratory talent.
Internally reviewedPublished Feb 14, 2026|6 min read
Reviewed internally by Relay internal editorial review on Feb 14, 2026
Respiratory TherapistCritical CareAdult Acute Care
Observed hiring pattern
- - RT postings often emphasize ventilator competency, airway protocols, and acute response coverage.
- - Generic terms like critical care appear in both RN and RT resumes.
- - Without role gating, search results can over-return nursing profiles.
Role-fit controls that matter
- - Require RT title or equivalent credential evidence before top-rank eligibility.
- - Score ventilator and respiratory workflow signals separately from general ICU terms.
- - Label near-miss candidates with explicit open questions instead of presenting as strong fit.
Suggested client-facing interpretation
- - Relay Score indicates role fit confidence, not credential verification.
- - Open questions indicate exactly what should be confirmed prior to submission.
- - Risk level helps triage follow-up urgency, not final hiring decision.
Method and limits
Findings are derived from public healthcare role descriptions and role-intel trend ingestion. Signal quality varies by source and should be treated as directional guidance.
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