Respiratory Therapist CRT/RRT- Fulltime-Night Shift
Listed compensation
$28.80 - $44.64/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
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Position Summary
- Responsible for providing respiratory care services.
Education
- Associate’s degree
Licenses and Certification
- RRT (could show N/A on registry showing they have been grandfathered before 2002 of expiration dates)
- RCP State of Illinois
- CPR
- NRP-MHC (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 insures 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.
- 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)
$28.8
To
$44.64
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Key Responsibilities
The Respiratory Therapist is responsible for providing respiratory care services, evaluating patient outcomes, and adjusting care plans within a multidisciplinary team. They also coordinate department workflow, assist with employee orientation, and provide patient education regarding respiratory disease processes.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an Associate’s degree and possess RRT certification, RCP State of Illinois licensure, CPR, and NRP-MHC certification. The role requires the ability to work night shifts and provide clinical leadership within the department.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Respiratory Therapist CRT/RRT- Fulltime-Night Shift at Southern Illinois Healthcare 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 3,674 active Respiratory Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 73% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$44k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $44k 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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