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Cullman Regional
Cullman, Alabama

RESPIRATORY THERAPIST - BAYLOR

Respiratory TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Job Location: Cullman Regional Medical Center - Cullman, AL
  • Position Type: Full Time -.9
  • Salary Range: Undisclosed
  • Job Shift: Night
  • Job Category: Health Care, *

Baylor Position Offering Baylor Incentive

  • Job Summary: Assist in training new employees, serve as a reference/mentor to certified respiratory therapists, precept students. Perform complex functions of life support ventilation systems in a manner of quality critical care support consistence with competencies, procedures, and/or protocols. Perform daily maintenance of ABG lab for Joint Commission standards and CLIA. Perform prescribed critical care procedures, documentation of procedures performs, and charge procedures perform. Assist coworkers in maintaining productivity percentage above 100% year-to-date or prescribed by senior leadership. Gather equipment after patient use, clean equipment per manufacture guidelines, and return equipment to proper storage. Demonstrate and encourage team behavior and exceptional patient/guest experiences. Uphold and promote patient safety and quality. Qualifications: Education: Requires knowledge of anatomy, physiology, microbiology, pulmonary physics, pulmonary physiology, advanced respiratory care, mathematics, blood chemistry and pharmacology at a level generally acquired through completion of two-year AMA approved program in respiratory therapy. Must be registered (RRT). Must have current Alabama respiratory license. Experience: Approximately six to twelve months of progressively more responsible related work experience necessary to gain complete understanding of respiratory therapy principles and procedures to provide assistance in resolution of difficult work-related problems. Completes initial and annual competencies and assists with other staff members Additional Skills/Abilities: Recommend being certified in ACLS, PALS, and CPR.

Key Responsibilities

Perform complex life support ventilation functions and maintain ABG lab standards while providing critical care support. Mentor new employees and students while ensuring high productivity and exceptional patient experiences.

Requirements

Requires completion of a two-year AMA-approved respiratory therapy program and current Alabama respiratory license. Must be a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with six to twelve months of related work experience.

Key Skills

ABG lab maintenanceMentoringClinical documentationEquipment sterilization

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 48 active Respiratory Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 48% have no call, 48% 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).

Respiratory Therapist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingAlabama index 88.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Respiratory Therapist listings in Alabama97 active4,194 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 48% no call · 48% no weekends48 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $12k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

21 jobs · 17 employers
8
<$85k
4
$85k-100k
6
$100k-115k
1
$116k
2
$130k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

21 jobs · 17 employers
401k / retirement match
81%
Sign-on bonus
57%
Loan repayment
19%
Relocation assistance
14%
PSLF eligible
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Garnet Health · Middletown, New York

$45.05 - $63.70/hr
#2

Respiratory Therapist II

Olympic Medical Center · Port Angeles, Washington

$41.41-$62.92/hr
#3

Respiratory Therapist - Providence Kodiak Island

$37.08-$55.62/hr
#4

Respiratory Therapist

$37.61-$55.27/hr
+ 29 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 3,991 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Cullman Regional

Hospitals and Health Care
Cullman, Alabama
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Baylor incentive

Living in Cullman

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$255k
Typical market rent
$1,512/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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