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Baptist Health
Elizabethtown, Kentucky

PRN Respiratory Therapist Cardiac Rehab

Respiratory TherapistPer Diem

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Job Description

Job Description

  • RRT or CRT - Cardiac Rehab
  • PRN (as needed)

Job Description

The Respiratory Care Therapist is responsible for managing and providing for age-appropriate patient care, adolescent to geriatrics. This includes the immediate, short-term care needs of patients, as well as, planning for long-term needs. The therapist scope of practice is determined by the Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care, AARC Guidelines, Baptist Health Hardin and patient care services policies, procedures and standards of practice.

Requirements

  • Graduate from an accredited respiratory therapy program required.
  • Current Kentucky Respiratory Care license through the KBRC required.

Registered Respiratory therapist (RRT) OR Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) required.

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Key Responsibilities

The Respiratory Care Therapist is responsible for managing and providing age-appropriate patient care from adolescent to geriatric populations. This includes addressing immediate, short-term care needs as well as planning for long-term patient requirements.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% have no call, 44% 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

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution24 jobs · 19 employers

8
<$90k
7
$90k-105k
6
$105k-120k
2
$120k-135k
1
$139k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 19 employers

401k / retirement match
85%
Sign-on bonus
42%
Loan repayment
19%
PSLF eligible
12%
Relocation assistance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Respiratory Therapist

Sutter Health · Sacramento, California

$47.68-$66.75/hr
#2

Respiratory Therapist – CRT/RRT

Garnet Health · Middletown, New York

$45.05 - $63.70/hr
#3

Respiratory Therapist II

$41.41-$62.92/hr
#4

Respiratory Therapist - Providence Kodiak Island

$37.08-$55.62/hr
+ 34 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 3,875 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Elizabethtown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$266k
Typical market rent
$1,299/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

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