Resp Therapist RRT

Respiratory TherapistIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

  • An allied healthcare team member who works under the supervision of the Respiratory Medical Director and Department Manager in the treatment, management, control, and diagnostic evaluation and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system.
  • Ability to triage safely, rapidly, and accurately, every patient that enters the emergency care system. Determines priorities of care based on physical and psychosocial needs, as well as factors influencing patient flow through the system.
  • Communicates with the ED physicians about changes in the patient's status, symptomatology, and results of diagnostic studies.
  • The Respiratory Therapist is responsible for providing Respiratory Care services following specific physician's orders, department policies, and procedures that encompass but are not limited to patient assessments, diagnostic evaluations, therapeutic interventions, and patient, caregiver, and community education.

Job Requirements

  • Current Utah State Respiratory Therapist Licensure.
  • Graduate of an AMA-approved School of Respiratory Therapy.
  • BCLS and ACLS certification
  • Valid (active) NBRC Credential in good standing.
  • AARC/USRC Membership preferred.

Ad closing date 1/27/2025

Equal Opportunity Employer Including Disability/VETS

Key Responsibilities

Provides respiratory care services, including treatment and diagnostic evaluation for patients with cardiopulmonary abnormalities. Responsibilities include triaging patients in the emergency care system and communicating status changes to physicians.

Requirements

Requires a degree from an AMA-approved School of Respiratory Therapy and current Utah State Respiratory Therapist Licensure. Candidates must hold active NBRC credentials and BCLS and ACLS certifications.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient TriageCardiopulmonary CarePatient AssessmentPatient Education

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

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

The cost-of-living index for Utah is 98.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Utah clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Respiratory Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingUtah index 98.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Respiratory Therapy listings in Utah22 active3,922 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 50% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

33 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs · 22 employers
6
<$85k
4
$85k-95k
6
$95k-105k
4
$105k-115k
4
$115k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs · 22 employers
401k / retirement match
88%
Sign-on bonus
42%
Loan repayment
21%
PSLF eligible
13%
Relocation assistance
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,913 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
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About Uintah Basin Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Roosevelt, Utah
201-500 employees