Respiratory Therapist - PRN
Listed compensation
$31.82-$47.74/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Per Diem
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Vail Health Hospital as a Respiratory Therapist – PRN, $31.82-47.74/hr in Vail, Colorado, United States. Vail Health has become the world’s most advanced mountain healthcare system. Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $31.82 - $47.74/hr.
- Wellbeing reimbursement funds
- 403(b) contribution eligibility
Work Schedule
- Per Diem position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Vail Health Hospital as a Respiratory Therapist – PRN, $31.82-47.74/hr.
Key Responsibilities
The Respiratory Therapist performs direct patient care, diagnostic cardiology procedures, and maintains respiratory equipment. They also act as a resource for the healthcare team and participate in emergency responses like Code Blue and Trauma.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Colorado Respiratory Therapist license and be a Registered Respiratory Therapist (NBRC). Required certifications include BLS, ACLS, NRP, and PALS, along with two years of acute care hospital experience.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 45% have no call, 38% require no weekends.
Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$83k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $80k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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