Respiratory Therapist
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about the pay range, the work setting, call expectations and time off.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Delivers and assesses response to ordered therapy per plan of care.
- Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
- Evaluates respiratory practice, administration of medications, and treatment based on patient outcomes.
- Responds to emergency resuscitation team calls.
- Educates the patient and family about the patient's illness, medications, and provides information about community support groups and other resources.
Qualifications
- CRT - Certified Respiratory Therapist or RRT - RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist with the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC)
- Active Licensure as a Respiratory Care Practitioner in the state of Kentucky required
- BLS and ACLS Certification.
- PALS preferred
PRN: Mostly Night Shift 6:00 pm - 6:00 am
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Respiratory Therapist at Breckinridge Health 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 3,921 active Respiratory Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
Of the 49 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 59% have no call, 45% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Top contract/1099 Respiratory Therapist Jobs
34 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution23 jobs · 18 employers
Annual compensation range
Benefits & Perks25 jobs · 18 employers
Share of similar jobs offering each benefit
Respiratory Therapist – CRT/RRT
Garnet Health · Middletown, New York
Respiratory Therapist II
Olympic Medical Center · Port Angeles, Washington
Respiratory Therapist - Providence Kodiak Island
$37.08-$55.62/hrRespiratory Therapist
$35.94-$55.43/hrWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,921 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Living in Hardinsburg
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $216k
- Median resident rent
- $766/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- State income tax
- Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.