Casual Respiratory Therapist
Listed compensation
$34.96-$52.44/hr
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
Building Location
Essentia Health Moose Lake Hospital
Department: 2092760 RESPIRATORY CARE SERVICE - ML HOSP
Job Description
Provides emergent, critical and restorative respiratory care through patient assessment, intervention, education and evaluation. Within the acute care inpatient hospital setting, performs all general and critical care respiratory care procedures and diagnostics on patients ages neonate through adult.
These duties include but are not limited to; mechanical ventilation management, airway management, bronchoscopy assist, critical care transport, arterial blood gas puncture, medication delivery, bronchial hygiene, patient assessments and education.
Education Qualifications
Educational Requirements
Graduate from an accredited respiratory care/therapy program
Preferred Qualifications
Minnesota and North Dakota:
Hold and maintain certification by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) or a Certified Respiratory Therapist, or equivalent
Licensure/Certification Qualifications
- Certification/Licensure Requirements:
- Must hold state licensure in appropriate state of practice upon hire or have applied and are waiting for state licensure in appropriate state of practice to award licensure not to exceed 30 days from date of hire
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification within 1 month of hire
FTE
0
Possible Remote/Hybrid Option
Shift Rotation
Day Rotation (United States of America)
Shift Start Time
7:30am or 8:00am
Shift End Time
3:30pm or 4:30pm
Weekends
Holidays
No
Call Obligation
No
Union
Union Posting Deadline:
Compensation Range
$34.96 - $52.44
Employee Benefits at Essentia Health: At Essentia Health, we’re committed to supporting your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, along with supplemental options to fit your needs.
We offer a 401(k) plan with employer contributions to help you plan for the future, and we invest in your professional development through training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs.
To help you thrive both at work and at home, we provide flexible scheduling, generous time off, and wellness resources focused on your physical, mental, and emotional health. Please note that benefit eligibility may vary.
For full details, refer to your benefit summary or contact our HR Service Center at (218) 576-0000.
Key Responsibilities
Provides emergent, critical, and restorative respiratory care through patient assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Performs general and critical care respiratory procedures including mechanical ventilation management and airway management for patients ranging from neonate to adult.
Requirements
Requires graduation from an accredited respiratory care or therapy program. Must hold or be eligible for state licensure and obtain Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification within one month of hire.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Casual Respiratory Therapist at Essentia Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Respiratory Therapy — ranked against 3,845 active Respiratory Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
Essentia Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 156 active listings.
Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 48% have no call, 55% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$91k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $92k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No call
- Includes weekends
Living in Moose Lake
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $327k
- Median resident rent
- $907/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 88.8
- State income tax
- Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Duluth, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.