Respiratory Therapist RRT/CRT- Fulltime

5 days ago
Illinois$54.3K - $89.3KFull TimeRespiratory Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join Southern Illinois Healthcare as a Respiratory Therapist – Full-time, $54,288-$89,274/year in United States. Current SIH employees need to apply for positions through our internal job portal. Log in to Workday to apply through the Jobs Hub.

Key Responsibilities

  • Evaluates patient outcomes making changes in plan of care within the multidisciplinary team.
  • Provides explanation/instructions to patients and/or responsible persons and insures understanding with regard to respiratory disease processes, intervention procedures and discharge.
  • Accepts Reassignment to other units when necessary.
  • Shares clinical knowledge with staff and students and is a role model for clinical practice.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $54.3K - $89.3K

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Southern Illinois Healthcare as a Respiratory Therapist – Full-time, $54,288-$89,274/year.

Key Skills

Respiratory CarePatient EvaluationPatient EducationClinical KnowledgeCare CoordinationTeam CollaborationWorkflow CoordinationOrientation Assistance

Requirements

Candidates must have an associate's degree and hold relevant certifications including RRT, RCP, CPR, and NRP-MHC. Experience is not explicitly required, but the role involves technical and clinical responsibilities.
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Respiratory Therapist RRT/CRT- Fulltime at Southern Illinois Healthcare a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Respiratory Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Respiratory Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Respiratory Therapy position at Southern Illinois Healthcare is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Illinois.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Transparent compensation ($42k–$42k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Respiratory Care, Patient Evaluation, Patient Education, Clinical Knowledge, Care Coordination, Team Collaboration, Workflow Coordination, Orientation Assistance. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Respiratory Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The Respiratory Therapist is responsible for evaluating patient outcomes and making changes in the care plan as part of a multidisciplinary team. They provide respiratory care services as ordered by physicians and ensure effective communication with medical and nursing staff.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Respiratory Therapy psychologist jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About Southern Illinois Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Carbondale, IL
0-2
4.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Below Average

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

5d ago

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