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Quipt Home Medical
Lafayette, Louisiana

Respiratory Therapist SIGN ON BONUS $1500

Respiratory TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

Description

If you have compassion and the passion for helping others, then we want you to join our growing team! Quipt Home Medical is a rapidly growing leader in the provision of clinical respiratory equipment and service in the durable medical equipment industry.

Let’s start with what’s important to you. The Benefits.....

  • Medical Insurance- multiple plans to choose from
  • Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Short Term Disability & Long Term Disability Options
  • Life Insurance
  • Generous PTO plan
  • Paid Holidays
  • 401K
  • 401K match
  • Competitive Pay

Position

Respiratory Therapist

General Description

Quipt Home Medical is seeking a Certified or Registered Respiratory Therapist with experience in providing respiratory care to patients in the home setting. The respiratory therapist will be responsible for setting up respiratory equipment in a prompt manner after receiving physicians' orders for prescribed respiratory equipment. The successful candidate will have experience with ventilator management.

Job Responsibilities

Set up and delivery of respiratory equipment including, but not limited to, non-invasive ventilators and BiPAPs in the hospital and home setting

  • Completes delivery and pick up paperwork promptly and accurately
  • Provides patients with instruction on the proper use, maintenance and safety of their medical equipment
  • Performing follow up phone calls with patients after respiratory equipment is set up
  • Providing follow up care in the home setting as needed
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • Requirements
  • Clean driving record
  • Successful completion of a background check
  • Must be 21 years or older to be covered on company auto insurance and have a valid driver’s license
  • Must hold an active RRT or CRT License

Equal Opportunity Employer

Key Responsibilities

The respiratory therapist is responsible for setting up and delivering respiratory equipment, including ventilators and BiPAPs, in hospital and home settings. They also provide patient education on equipment safety and maintenance while performing necessary follow-up care.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Respiratory therapyBiPAPNon-invasive ventilationPatient instructionEquipment setup

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 70% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution18 jobs

3
<$100k
10
$100k-115k
2
$115k-130k
3
$130k-145k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks16 jobs

401k / retirement match
63% this job
CME allowance
31%
Sign-on bonus
25% this job
Relocation assistance
13%
PSLF eligible
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Respiratory Therapist

Sutter Health · Sacramento, California

$47.68-$66.75/hr
#2

Respiratory Therapist

Northwell · Terryville, New York

$80k-$136k
#3

RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist

$58-$63/hr
#4

Respiratory Therapist

$35.94-$55.43/hr
+ 22 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 3,652 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Lafayette

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$227k
Typical market rent
$1,329/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
87.2
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Lafayette, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Quipt Home Medical

Hospitals and Health Care
Wilder, Kentucky
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance (multiple plans)
Dental & Vision Insurance
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability Options
Life Insurance
Generous PTO plan
Paid Holidays
401K