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Crosswalk Health
Louisville, Kentucky

Respiratory Therapist (Contract) - Louisville, Kentucky

Respiratory TherapistIncludes callIncludes weekendsContract

Listed compensation

Up to $1,200

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

The Role

This Role Is Ideal for RTs Who Value

  • Flexible, daytime-only work
  • Clinical autonomy and independence
  • Strong relationships with patients and clinic teams
  • What You’ll Do
  • Perform pre/post simple spirometry testing with a handheld device
  • Prepare and coach patients through testing to ensure comfort and accuracy
  • Accurately grade each effort and upload results remotely for physician review
  • Monitor patient safety during procedures
  • Maintain testing equipment and follow quality and safety protocols
  • Represent Crosswalk Health professionally at each clinic site

Ideal Candidate

You’ll Thrive in This Role If You Are

  • Dependable and reliable—clinic partners, patients, and coworkers can count on you
  • Flexible and adaptable, comfortable with change and evolving schedules, technology, and workflows
  • Personable and professional with a natural ability to build rapport
  • A team player who enjoys being part of a tight-knit RT community and is proud to represent a growing healthcare company
  • Passionate about respiratory care and delivering excellent patient experiences

Qualifications

Must have experience performing bedside or complete PFTs and understanding possible side effects of albuterol administration

  • Proficiency in respiratory therapy practices, procedures, and terminology
  • Comfortable working independently and traveling locally (within a 45 minute radius)
  • Not required but desired bilingual fluency in English and Spanish
  • Available two to five days per week

Why RTs Choose Crosswalk

  • Up to $1,200-$1,500/week; supplemental pay for years of experience, tenure with company, and region served as applicable
  • Contract/1099 role with consistent opportunities
  • Flexible scheduling that fits your life: daytime, weekday hours only with flexible scheduling (no inpatient stress and no holidays)
  • Supportive, approachable leadership that values your expertise
  • Opportunity for career advancement as we continue to grow

Key Responsibilities

Perform pre and post spirometry testing while coaching patients to ensure accurate results. Monitor patient safety during procedures and maintain testing equipment according to quality protocols.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient coachingPatient safety monitoringEquipment maintenanceProfessional communicationTime management

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% have no call, 53% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$70k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $78k in an average-cost state. 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Respiratory Therapist Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution22 jobs · 16 employers

6
<$90k
3
$90k-100k
7
$100k-110k
4
$110k-120k
2
$120k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks18 jobs · 16 employers

401k / retirement match
94%
Sign-on bonus
44%
Loan repayment
22%
PSLF eligible
17%
Relocation assistance
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Respiratory Therapist – CRT/RRT

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 (RT), Cardiopulmonary Rehab - Full Time (36hrs/week), Egg Harbor Township

$36.14-$56.23/hr
#4

Respiratory Therapist - Providence Kodiak Island

$37.08-$55.62/hr
+ 20 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 3,904 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Louisville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$277k
Typical market rent
$1,353/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Crosswalk Health

Hospitals and Health Care
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Scheduling
Daytime Hours Only
No Weekends
No Holidays
No Inpatient Stress
Career Advancement Opportunities
Supplemental Pay for Experience