RESPIRATORY THERAPIST [Per Diem | Rotating Shifts] -Fox Chase Cancer Center
Pay not listed · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Job Description
Performs prescribed diagnostic and therapeutic interventions and functions as a resource person to achieve therapeutic goals in the care of patient's cardiopulmonary dysfunctions. onsults with physicians and other health team members to determine treatment procedures and time schedules. Actively participates in in-service education, infection control and performance improvement programs.
Education
- Associate's Degree Respiratory Care Required
- Bachelor's Degree Respiratory Care Preferred or
- Combination of relevant education and experience may be considered in lieu of degree Required
Experience
3 years experience in Respiratory Care in a Specialty Care or Critical Care area Required
- Licenses
- PA Respiratory Care License Required
- Reg Respiratory Therapist Required
- Basic Life Support Required
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Preferred
Key Responsibilities
Performs diagnostic and therapeutic interventions to treat patients with cardiopulmonary dysfunctions. Collaborates with physicians and health team members to determine treatment procedures and schedules.
Requirements
Requires an Associate's Degree in Respiratory Care and at least 3 years of experience in Specialty or Critical Care. Must hold a PA Respiratory Care License, RRT certification, and BLS certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Associate degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates RESPIRATORY THERAPIST [Per Diem | Rotating Shifts] -Fox Chase Cancer Center at Temple University Health System a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Respiratory Therapy — ranked against 3,803 active Respiratory Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 60% have no call, 44% require no weekends.
Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Philadelphia
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $204k
- Typical market rent
- $1,768/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 32 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 102.6
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
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