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Cullman Regional
Cullman, Alabama

RESPIRATORY THERAPIST RRT _ PRN _84

Respiratory TherapistPer Diem

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Job Description

  • Job Location: Cullman Regional Medical Center - Cullman, AL
  • Position Type: PRN -.3
  • Salary Range: Undisclosed
  • Job Shift: Any
  • Job Category: Health Care

Registered Respiratory Therapist Cullman Regional Medical Center is a 145-bed, fully accredited medical center that serves more than 175,000 residents in a six-county area and is and has been a part of the community since 1939.

The hospital is part of an extensive medical complex built in 1995 that contains some of the newest medical equipment and technology available today. CRMC is dedicated to promoting wellness by providing excellent healthcare services in the most efficient manner and exceeding the expectations of those we serve.

Job Summary / Duties As a Respiratory Therapist, you will provide quality patient care as a member of the Respiratory Team, develop and ensure the patient plan of care collaboration with physicians, registered nurses, therapists and nursing assistants.

Other responsibilities of the Respiratory Therapist position include: Evaluate patient and recommend a treatment plan Provide respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions Perform insertion and removal of endotracheal tubes Perform timely and accurate documentation Promote continuous quality improvement Teach and counsel patients/families Qualifications: Requirements Education: Must be a graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy Program and licensed in the State of AL.

Must be a Registered Respiratory Therapist. Experience: Critical Care experience in a hospital setting preferred. Additional Skills / Abilities: Must be a resourceful problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment. Must be positive and caring with a customer-service oriented attitude.

Key Responsibilities

The Respiratory Therapist provides quality patient care by collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement treatment plans. Responsibilities include performing respiratory procedures, managing endotracheal tubes, and maintaining accurate clinical documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program and hold a valid license in the State of Alabama. Registration as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) is required, with hospital-based critical care experience preferred.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Endotracheal tube insertionTreatment planningPatient counselingProblem solving

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 49 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 59% have no call, 45% 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 Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedRespiratory Therapy median $124k (middle half $87k–$155k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingAlabama index 88.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Respiratory Therapy listings in Alabama87 active3,915 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 59% no call · 45% no weekends49 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 8% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Respiratory Therapy listings1,244 in the last 30 days723 the 30 days before (+72%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, 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

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

27 jobs · 18 employers
12
<$85k
3
$85k-100k
9
$100k-115k
2
$115k-130k
1
$131k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

17 jobs
401k / retirement match
71%
Sign-on bonus
65%
Loan repayment
29%
PSLF eligible
12%
CME allowance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$41.41-$62.92/hr
#2

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$41.74-$62.48/hr
#3

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$34-$56.1/hr
#4

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$37.61-$55.27/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,985 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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.