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Community Mercy Home Care
Springfield, Ohio

Respiratory Therapist Home Health

Respiratory TherapistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$22.51-$31.79/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Where You’ll Work

At CommonSpirit Health at Home, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of our organization. We value the unique contributions of all individuals, including minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

The Respiratory Therapist (RT) consults with physician and homecare team on findings and follow up. The RT will deliver exceptional service to our customers by being accountable, professional, courteous, understanding, responsive, and striving to excel by going above and beyond standard expectations.

Other responsibilities may include assessing for need pulmonary testing, medication reconciliation with focus on respiratory medications and include instruction for homecare staff on respiratory conditions.

Responsibilities

Educates patients with respiratory conditions focused on adaptive living with a broad explanation of the disease and use teach back methodology to assure proper use of and safe operation and maintenance of respiratory related equipment.

Maintains or exceeds clinical competencies.

Collaborates with homecare team and physician to help develop and modify individual patient care plans and provides physical and psychological support to patients and their caregiver.

Evaluates patients by performing focused physical examinations and conducting functional tests and measures related to a patient’s respiratory condition.

Reports changes in patient condition to appropriate personnel and the attending physician, and participates in coordination of services with other disciplines and community resources as needed.

Processes paperwork thoroughly in accordance with company procedures. The RT will document in the homecare branch electronic medical record system.

Reports customer related changes and concerns to supervision. Attends meetings with supervisors at routine intervals

Provides quality services to patients in a compassionate, professional, ethical and knowledgeable manner, thereby creating high levels of customer satisfaction and successful outcomes.

Job Requirements

This Is a PRN Position

  • Current valid license in state of service
  • Associate Degree from a Respiratory Therapy program approved by CoARC
  • CRTT or RRT Required; RRT preferred
  • Five years Respiratory Therapy experience preferred

Current CPR Certification

Ability to work independently, be detail oriented, and have excellent organizational skills.

Requirements

Requires a valid state license, an Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy, and CRTT or RRT certification. Five years of experience and current CPR certification are preferred.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient EducationPhysical ExaminationFunctional TestingCare Plan DevelopmentElectronic Medical RecordsClinical CompetencyPatient AssessmentRespiratory Equipment Maintenance

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Respiratory Therapist Home Health at Community Mercy Home Care a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Respiratory Therapy — ranked against 3,921 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, 60% have no call, 53% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Respiratory Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.9 / 10 · top 10% in respiratory therapyranked against 3,921 Respiratory Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedRespiratory Therapy median $116k (middle half $116k–$116k)21 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingOhio index 92.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Respiratory Therapy listings in Ohio240 active3,921 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 5% remote · 60% no call · 53% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedOhio healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 35% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 5% offer loan repayment251 active listings, Nov 2026
New Respiratory Therapy listings1,238 in the last 30 days738 the 30 days before (+68%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,921 Respiratory Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Respiratory Therapist Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

29 jobs · 19 employers
13
<$80k
4
$80k-95k
7
$95k-110k
4
$110k-125k
1
$130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

19 jobs
401k / retirement match
74%
Sign-on bonus
63%
Loan repayment
32%
PSLF eligible
16%
CME allowance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.9
Among the best 10% of Respiratory Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,921 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Community Mercy Home Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Loveland, Ohio
201-500 employees

Living in Springfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$206k
Typical market rent
$1,222/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.5
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Springfield, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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