Respiratory Therapist - Per Diem, Days

1 day ago
Panama City, Florida$36 per hourPer Diem / PRNRespiratory Therapy

Job Description

About the Role

Join Select Specialty Hospital - Panama City as a Respiratory Therapist – Per Diem, Days in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • Evaluating patients and recommending an appropriate treatment plan.
  • Providing respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions.
  • Performing insertion and removal of endotracheal tubes.
  • Promoting continuous quality improvement.

Requirements

  • Minimum requirements: Must possess "Active" CRT or RRT credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) or state equivalent.
  • Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
  • Current state licensure is required.
  • ACLS is required upon hire.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $36/hr
  • Signing bonus: $5,000.

Work Schedule

  • Per Diem position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers a signing bonus. Work with Select Specialty Hospital - Panama City in United States.

Key Skills

Respiratory therapyPatient evaluationTreatment planningEndotracheal tube insertionEndotracheal tube removalQuality improvementPatient counselingFamily counselingCritical careBasic Life SupportAdvanced Cardiovascular Life Support
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Respiratory Therapist - Per Diem, Days at Select Specialty Hospital - Panama City a 2.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Respiratory Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Respiratory Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Respiratory Therapy position at Select Specialty Hospital - Panama City is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Compensation Analysis

This position also offers production-based compensation: $36000 per hourly. Production bonuses can significantly increase total earnings above the stated base salary range.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Panama City, Florida.

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a psychologist earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Respiratory therapy, Patient evaluation, Treatment planning, Endotracheal tube insertion, Endotracheal tube removal, Quality improvement, Patient counseling, Family counseling. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Respiratory Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The Respiratory Therapist is responsible for evaluating patients, developing treatment plans, and providing respiratory care for critically ill patients. They also perform procedures such as endotracheal tube insertion and removal while educating patients and their families.

Benefits package: Sign-on Bonus ($5,000), Competitive Shift Differentials for Weekends. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

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About Select Specialty Hospital - Panama City

Hospitals and Health Care
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Benefits & Perks

Sign-on Bonus ($5,000)
Competitive Shift Differentials for Weekends
2.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Below Average

Job Details

Employment Type

Per Diem

Posted

yesterday

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