Respiratory Therapist CRT
Listed compensation
$55K - $85K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
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- Location: Herrin, IL
- Shift: Night
- Time Type: Full Time
- Facility/Clinic Name: Herrin Hospital
Position Summary
- Responsible for providing respiratory care services.
Education
- Associate’s Degree from Respiratory accredited program
Licenses and Certification
- CRT
- RCP with State of Illinois
- BLS
- NRP- MHC required within 90 days of hire
Experience and Skills
- Technical Experience: N/A
Role Specific Responsibilities
- Evaluates patient outcomes making changes in plan of care within the multidisciplinary team.
- Provides explanation/instructions to patients and/or responsible persons and ensures understanding with regard to respiratory disease processes, intervention procedures and discharge.
- Accepts Reassignment to other units when necessary.
- Shares clinical knowledge with staff and students and is a role model for clinical practice.
- Performs preceptor duties for staff and students.
- Plans, implements, and evaluates the effectiveness of respiratory care.
- Provides respiratory care as ordered by physician keeping in communication with medical and nursing staff.
- Lead: Coordinates workflow to utilize personnel efficiently.
- Lead: Assist with orientation of new employees/students.
- Lead: Assist manager/supervisor with daily operations of the department.
Compensation (Commensurate with Experience)
- $26.62
- To
- $41.26
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Key Responsibilities
Responsible for providing and evaluating respiratory care services within a multidisciplinary team. Duties include patient instruction, clinical precepting, and coordinating departmental workflow as a lead.
Requirements
Requires an Associate's Degree from an accredited respiratory program and CRT certification. Must hold an RCP license for the State of Illinois and BLS certification, with NRP-MHC required within 90 days.
Qualifications
- Education
- Associate degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$41k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $41k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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