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Aspire Rural Health System
Cass City, Michigan

Respiratory Therapist

Respiratory TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Open Position

Position: Respiratory Therapist

Department: Location: Cass City, MI

Hours: Full Time. Days. No Holidays. No Weekends Full Benefits.

Aspire Rural Health Systems is seeking a Respiratory Therapist in our Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Department. We’re looking for individuals with a positive attitude to join our dedicated team of healthcare professionals committed to delivering the highest quality of service to both our patients and employees.

Requirements

  • Graduate of a Joint Review Committee for Respiratory Therapy Education (JRCRTE) approved program of respiratory care.
  • Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) required. (RRT needs to be obtained within 6 months of graduating)
  • Associate of Science (A.S.) required.
  • One year hospital experience in respiratory care preferred.
  • Able to perform CPR and Current BLS certification required at date of hire by the American Heart Association.
  • Must obtain ACLS/PALS within 6 months of hire date by American Heart Association.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The primary purpose of this position is to provide logistical support for the operations of the Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Department.

The Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Respiratory Therapist is responsible for assessing, educating, monitoring, and treating patients enrolled in pulmonary and/or cardiac rehabilitation programs.

This role focuses on improving patients’ respiratory and cardiovascular health through individualized exercise programs, patient education, disease management, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

The therapist promotes safe exercise participation, monitors patient response to therapy, and supports long-term lifestyle modification.

"We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law."

40 hours. Full Time. Days. No Holidays. No Weekends

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient assessmentExercise prescriptionMonitoring patient response

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Respiratory Therapist at Aspire Rural Health System a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Respiratory Therapy — ranked against 3,993 active Respiratory Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 44% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Respiratory Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · top 25% in respiratory therapyranked against 3,993 Respiratory Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedRespiratory Therapy median $80k (middle half $78k–$89k)13 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMichigan index 96.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Respiratory Therapy listings in Michigan161 active3,990 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 44% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMichigan healthcare professional listings: 44% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 0% offer loan repayment162 active listings, Nov 2026
New Respiratory Therapy listings1,316 in the last 30 days716 the 30 days before (+84%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Respiratory Therapy pay trend−2.2% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,993 Respiratory Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 90% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,993 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About Aspire Rural Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Cass City, Michigan
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Full Benefits
No Holidays
No Weekends

Living in Cass City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$178k
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026).

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