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Therapist-Respiratory Certified Seasonal No Benefits

CounselorIncludes callContract

Compensation

Pay not listed

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Provides respiratory care using critical thinking skills learned and refined through education and experience as a Respiratory Therapist. Demonstrates these skills by successfully completing examinations administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) and earning the credential CRT. Provides a caring relationship that facilitates health and healing. Performs other job duties as assigned.

Job Responsibilities

  • Assesses the patient.
  • Develops the plan of care.
  • Implements the plan of care.
  • Evaluates the plan of care.
  • Administers medications as prescribed.
  • Provides patient, family, and/or significant other health teaching/education.
  • Participates in activities designed to improve health care delivery.
  • Communicates/collaborates with others in providing patient care.
  • Provides clinical leadership.
  • Supports life long learning.
  • Completes assigned goals.

Minimum Required Experience

Recent clinical respiratory care experience (hospital, home care, skilled nursing facility) and/or previous respiratory care practice. Current state license.

Preferred/Desired Experience

1 year hospital experience.

Minimum Required Education

State license and/or "RRT" credential in accordance to the National Board of Respiratory Care. Current state license.

Minimum Required Training

Hospital and Departmental Orientation. Successful completion of Hospital and Departmental orientation.

Minimum Required Special Skills

Computer literacy. Basic computer knowledge using Windows Operating system and Microsoft Office.

Minimum Required Licensure

Successful completion of entry and advanced level exams for RCPs. ABG endorsed, if applicable. RRT; BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE; CRT

Preferred/Desired Licensure

ACLS

Key Responsibilities

Provides comprehensive respiratory care by assessing patients and implementing individualized plans of care. Collaborates with healthcare teams to administer medications and provide health education to patients and their families.

Requirements

Requires a current state license and RRT or CRT credentials from the National Board for Respiratory Care. Candidates must have BLS certification and basic computer proficiency.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentCare PlanningMedication AdministrationPatient Education

Respiratory Therapy — Counselor Career Context

Of the 46 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 72% are remote, 26% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Mississippi is 87.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.9% of Mississippi clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
90%
Sign-on bonus
43%
CME allowance
40%
Loan repayment
3%
PSLF eligible
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 13,751 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Jackson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$89k
Typical market rent
$1,265/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.0
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Jackson, MS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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