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Concord, North Carolina

Registered Respiratory Therapist I, Cabarrus

Respiratory TherapistIncludes callIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$30.7-$46.05/hr

The week · per this posting

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Job Description

Department: 36401 Atrium Health Cabarrus - LCH: Respiratory Therapy Services

Status: Part time

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Hours Per Week

24

Schedule Details/Additional Information

nights with weekend rotation. Weekend on call. holidays as needed. This position is sign on bonus eligible.

Pay Range

$30.70 - $46.05

Essential Functions

Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a collegial work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.

Provides leadership to staff to ensure short and long-term goals are met by developing standards of performance and capitalizing on employee strengths.

Provide leadership and supervision through coaching, counseling, developing standards of service, ensuring training and education, maintenance of competencies and conducting employee performance reviews.

Ensures care is delivered with respect for patient's rights and preferences. Maintainsprivacy, confidentiality, and security for patients and staff. Ensures age/developmentally appropriate patient care is provided in accordance with Age-Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served.

Maintain a high level of clinical expertise in the areas of which they supervise.

Promotes a culture of safety for patients, self, co-workers, and facility in conjunction with the Director and Managers. Assists with department operations by monitoring the quality, safety and outcomes, and implementing performance improvement measures for identified metrics.

Assists with policy and protocol development or changes. Assists with the development and implementation of orientation and other educational offerings, for age-appropriate section.

Skills & Qualifications

  • Excellent oral, written, and listening communication skills
  • Ability to perform multiple tasks under stress
  • Proven leadership skills and ability to manage people
  • Coaching and counseling skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Work Environment

  • Involves contact with patients and other healthcare providers.
  • Potential exposure to infectious and contagious diseases.
  • Subject to handling emergency, crises and stressful environments
  • Climate controlled, clean environment

Physical Requirements

  • Amount of time spent performing the following activities:
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  • 20 lbs. maximum

Our Commitment to You

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
  • Incentive pay for select positions
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
  • Benefits and more

Paid Time Off Programs

  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e. g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health.

Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise.

It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs.

Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs.

Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Key Responsibilities

The Registered Respiratory Therapist provides clinical leadership and supervision to staff to ensure high standards of patient care and performance. They also assist with department operations, policy development, and the implementation of safety and quality improvement measures.

Requirements

Candidates must possess excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to manage people and perform effectively under stress. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and a high level of clinical expertise in respiratory therapy are required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Performance ManagementSafety CultureCrisis Management

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 48% have no call, 55% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $85k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Respiratory Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$64k–$96kRespiratory Therapy median $80k (middle half $80k–$80k)79 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$85k in purchasing powerNorth Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Respiratory Therapy listings in North Carolina106 active4,020 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 48% no call · 55% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusNorth Carolina healthcare professional listings: 33% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 7% offer loan repayment115 active listings, Nov 2026
New Respiratory Therapy listings1,344 in the last 30 days753 the 30 days before (+78%)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 Respiratory Therapist Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

26 jobs · 17 employers
14
<$85k
4
$85k-100k
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$100k-115k
1
$130k
1
$131k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

21 jobs · 17 employers
401k / retirement match
76% this job
Sign-on bonus
48% this job
Loan repayment
29%
CME allowance
5%
Relocation assistance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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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 3,966 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends
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About Advocate Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Charlotte, North Carolina
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Time Off
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts

Living in Concord

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$335k
Typical market rent
$1,784/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.3
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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