Respiratory Therapist (Fulltime)
Compensation
Pay not listed
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Job Description
Responsible for the administration of pharmacological, diagnostic, and therapeutic agents related to respiratory care procedures necessary to implement treatment, disease prevention, pulmonary rehabilitative, or diagnostic regimen prescribed by a physician.
Provides proper assessment and monitoring of respiratory care treatments. Collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery to achieve desired patient outcomes.
Population: provides cardiac diagnostic and respiratory therapy services for the in-patient and out-patient population 24 hours per day.
The patient population served by Respiratory Care Department consists of newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients requiring cardiac, respiratory care, services, treatment of testing to maintain optimum physiological maintenance of the cardiac and respiratory systems.
Key Responsibilities
Administer pharmacological, diagnostic, and therapeutic agents for respiratory care and disease prevention. Collaborate with professional disciplines to provide cardiac and respiratory services to patients of all ages.
Requirements
The candidate must be able to perform assessments and monitoring for a diverse patient population ranging from newborns to geriatrics. Proficiency in implementing physician-prescribed respiratory and cardiac regimens is required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Respiratory Therapist (Fulltime) at Northern Louisiana Medical Center 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 3,913 active Respiratory Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.2 / 10 · top 5% in respiratory therapy | ranked against 3,913 Respiratory Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Respiratory Therapy median $101k (middle half $68k–$115k)21 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Louisiana index 88.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Respiratory Therapy listings in Louisiana | 64 active | 3,922 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 50% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,913 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
About Northern Louisiana Medical Center
Living in Ruston
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $239k
- Typical market rent
- $1,257/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 15 min
- State income tax
- Up to 4.3%
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.