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Respiratory Therapist Registered - PRN/Days

Respiratory TherapistPer-diem

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

The Respiratory Therapist evaluates, treats, and cares for patients with breathing or other cardiopulmonary disorders. This position practices under the direction of a physician. The position provides bedside respiratory care to patients as assigned by supervisors and given on the physician's written order for both in house and out patient care.

Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includes three hospitals, four medical parks, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.

Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law.

Key Responsibilities

The Respiratory Therapist evaluates, treats, and cares for patients suffering from breathing or other cardiopulmonary disorders, practicing under the direction of a physician. This role involves providing bedside respiratory care to assigned patients based on written physician orders for both in-house and outpatient settings.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Registered Respiratory Therapist license for the State of Florida and current BLS certification upon hire. Minimum requirements include clinical rotations from an accredited respiratory practitioner program, with an Associate's Degree in Respiratory preferred or required.

Qualifications

Education
Associate degree

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationCardiopulmonary Disorders TreatmentPhysician DirectionIn House CareTeachingSupervisionCritical Care ExperienceTreatment Plan EvaluationPatient Progress MonitoringDisease Management EducationBreathing ExercisesRespiratory Equipment Use

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Respiratory Therapist Registered - PRN/Days at Baptist Health Care a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Respiratory Therapy — ranked against 3,889 active Respiratory Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 48 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 63% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs · 23 employers

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

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 7.2
Among the best 10% of Respiratory Therapy listings for work-life

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