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Cullman Regional
Cullman, Alabama

RESPIRATORY THERAPIST REG FT (12500)

Respiratory TherapistIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

  • Job Location: Cullman Regional Medical Center - Cullman, AL 35056
  • Position Type: Full Time
  • Job Shift: Day
  • Job Category: Health Care

Registered Respiratory Therapist Cullman Regional Medical Center is a 145-bed, fully accredited medical center that serves more than 175,000 residents in a six-county area and is and has been a part of the community since 1939.

The hospital is part of an extensive medical complex built in 1995 that contains some of the newest medical equipment and technology available today. CRMC is dedicated to promoting wellness by providing excellent healthcare services in the most efficient manner and exceeding the expectations of those we serve.

Job Summary / Duties As a Respiratory Therapist, you will provide quality patient care as a member of the Respiratory Team, develop and ensure the patient plan of care collaboration with physicians, registered nurses, therapists and nursing assistants.

Other responsibilities of the Respiratory Therapist position include: Evaluate patient and recommend a treatment plan Provide respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions Perform insertion and removal of endotracheal tubes Perform timely and accurate documentation Promote continuous quality improvement Teach and counsel patients/families

Requirements

Education

Must be a graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy Program and licensed in the State of AL. Must be a Registered Respiratory Therapist. Experience: Critical Care experience in a hospital setting preferred. Additional Skills / Abilities: Must be a resourceful problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment. Must be positive and caring with a customer-service oriented attitude.

Key Responsibilities

Provide quality respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement patient plans of care.

Requirements

Must be a graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy Program, licensed in the State of Alabama, and a Registered Respiratory Therapist. Critical care experience in a hospital setting is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Endotracheal Tube InsertionEndotracheal Tube RemovalPatient DocumentationPatient CounselingProblem Solving

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% have no call, 46% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Alabama clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution23 jobs · 18 employers

6
<$85k
4
$85k-95k
5
$95k-105k
4
$105k-115k
4
$115k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs · 18 employers

401k / retirement match
84%
Sign-on bonus
44%
Loan repayment
20%
PSLF eligible
12%
Relocation assistance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Garnet Health · Middletown, New York

$45.05 - $63.70/hr
#2

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$41.41-$62.92/hr
#3

Respiratory Therapist - Providence Kodiak Island

$37.08-$55.62/hr
#4

Respiratory Therapist

$35.94-$55.43/hr
+ 32 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,904 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Cullman

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$256k
Typical market rent
$1,502/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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