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Spencer, Iowa

Respiratory Therapist - Spencer Hospital

Respiratory TherapistIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Location: Spencer, IA

Worker Type

Regular

Work Shift

As Needed (United States of America)

Spencer Hospital is proud to employ highly skilled and caring staff members. We offer competitive salaries and benefits as well as a pleasant work environment.

Position Highlights

Spencer Hospital is a rural hospital located in northwest Iowa employing over 500+ employees. Positions at Spencer Hospital are not affiliated with Avera; however, we collaborate to provide services to the communities we serve. Employment offers, if accepted, are exclusively with Spencer Hospital.

This position qualifies for hiring incentives. The amount of incentives offered may be discussed during the interview process.

The Spencer Hospital Respiratory Care team provides testing and treatment for all range of patients with pulmonary and cardiac diseases through therapeutic programs, diagnostic services, and other additional services; ventilator and BiPAP/CPAP management for all patients needing assistance with breathing, smoking cessation education along with metered dose inhaler (MDI) instructions, and host routine outpatient clinics with visiting cardiology and pulmonology specialists.

Responsibilities

Meets expectations in providing care considering age specific growth and development needs and other special needs.

Performs and documents respiratory care in compliance with physician orders and in accordance with department policies and procedures.

Provides respiratory care as required in the Special Care Unit and the Emergency Room and acts as a team member responding in emergency situations.

Performs cardiopulmonary diagnostics and other respiratory skills as required after training.

Requirements

  • Must have excellent communication skills, caring attitude, and a be a team player.
  • CRT or RRT certified, RN or Critical Care Paramedic welcome to apply.

BLS, ACLS required. NRP, PALS/PEARS required after hire.

Will require yearly validation and job specific CEUs.

Schedule: 60-64 hrs per pay period (full-time benefit eligible)

  • Unit is staffed 24-7 - No Call
  • Majority of day shifts - 8 & 12 hr shifts
  • 2-12 hr night shifts per 6 week schedule
  • 3 holidays per year
  • Every 4th weekend
  • The schedule may fluctuate based upon needs of the department

Spencer Hospital offers competitive wages, affordable insurance, IPERS retirement, in-house education, paid time off, family gym membership and so much more!

Please contact Spencer Hospital Human Resources for any questions at 712.264.6205 or email hr@spencerhospital.org.

Learn more about Spencer Hospital: spencerhospital.org

Key Skills

Ventilator managementBiPAP managementEmergency responsePatient assessmentTeamwork

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Respiratory Therapist - Spencer Hospital at Avera Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Respiratory Therapy — ranked against 3,889 active Respiratory Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 60% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution25 jobs · 24 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs · 24 employers

401k / retirement match
85% this job
Sign-on bonus
33%
Loan repayment
15%
Relocation assistance
7%
PSLF eligible
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$47.68-$66.75/hr
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$45.05 - $63.70/hr
#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,889 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Spencer

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$206k
Median resident rent
$805/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Competitive wages
Affordable insurance
IPERS retirement
In-house education
Paid time off
Family gym membership