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Valparaiso, Indiana

Respiratory Therapist

Respiratory TherapistPer Diem

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Job Description

Valparaiso Care & Rehabilitation Center is looking for Respiratory Therapists to join their team!

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What will you be doing at Valparaiso Care and Rehab?

The Respiratory Therapist delivers quality Pulmonary Rehabilitative services for patients, caregivers, and facilities to optimize clinical outcomes in accordance with principles and practices of respiratory therapy and with company policies and procedures.

What’s in it for you? Benefits and perks include:

  • Earn some of the best wages in the market!
  • Access a portion of your earned wages before payday with PayActiv
  • Paid Time Off (PTO), holiday pay and opportunities to earn additional PTO
  • Medical, vision & dental insurance with Telehealth option and flex spending accounts
  • Paid training, skills certification & career development support
  • Continued education opportunities with company-sponsored scholarship programs
  • Tuition reimbursement and certification reimbursement
  • 401(k) retirement plan options
  • Lucrative Employee Referral Bonus program
  • Employee assistance program & wellness support
  • Retail, food & entertainment discounts, and so much more

*Terms and conditions apply

Requirements

  • Minimum of current BLS certification, ACLS certification preferred.
  • Graduate of an CoARC (Committee on the Accreditation of Respiratory Care) accredited school of therapy program.

About American Senior Communities

Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence are the core values for American Senior Communities. These words not only form an acronym for C.A.R.E., they are our guiding principles and create the framework for all our relationships with customers, team members and community at large.

American Senior Communities has proudly delivered patient centered care since the year 2000, with a long history of excellent outcomes. Each of our 80+ American Senior Community is part of the neighborhood in which it exists. Our leaders and staff live in surrounding areas and know the community well.

We value the same things in life that you do. The foundation of our senior living communities is based on the knowledge that we’ll be part of your neighborhood for many, many years. We take great pride in our hospitality and it is ingrained in everything we do. As partners in senior care, we are not just doing a job, but following a calling.

Key Responsibilities

The Respiratory Therapist delivers quality pulmonary rehabilitative services to patients, caregivers, and facilities. They ensure clinical outcomes are optimized in accordance with company policies and professional respiratory therapy practices.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

BLS (preferred)ACLS (preferred)

Key Skills

Pulmonary rehabilitationClinical outcomes optimizationPatient care

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 52% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Respiratory Therapist Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution26 jobs · 23 employers

11
<$90k
4
$90k-105k
8
$105k-120k
2
$120k-135k
1
$139k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs · 23 employers

401k / retirement match
88% this job
Sign-on bonus
36%
Loan repayment
12%
Relocation assistance
8%
PSLF eligible
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 4.8
Better work-life than 70% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,845 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Valparaiso

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$335k
Typical market rent
$1,437/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
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.

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Benefits & Perks

Paid Time Off (PTO)
Holiday pay
Medical, vision & dental insurance
Telehealth option
Flex spending accounts
Paid training
Skills certification
Career development support