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Unity Health
Searcy, Arkansas

Registered Respiratory Therapist, PRN, no benefits

Respiratory TherapistPer Diem

Compensation

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Job Description

1. Education: Graduate of an accredited respiratory therapy program and satisfactory completion of the registry examination by the NBRC.

2. Training and Experience: Licensed to practice respiratory care in the state of Arkansas. BLS required. ACLS preferred but not required.

3. Job Knowledge: Delivers appropriate care to patients from neonatal through geriatrics with regards to age specific considerations. Must be able to communicate effectively with physicians, associates, patients, and visitors.

4. Safety Sensitive: YES

In the interest of protecting the health and safety of all patients, associates, and guests, Unity Health has classified some positions as “safety sensitive.” A “safety sensitive” position is any job position in which impaired performance could result in harm to the health and/or safety of self or others.

Any associate that is actively engaged in the use of medical marijuana, even if in possession of a valid medical marijuana card, will be excluded from employment in a “safety sensitive” position.

Description

A registered therapist who is responsible for respiratory care given in any area of the hospital including special care units. Maintains appropriate documentation as required by administration, state, and federal authorities, and regulatory. May be assigned supervisory responsibilities when adequately prepared.

Physical Effort: Maintains good physical well-being. Job requires walking, bending, pushing heavy equipment and wheelchairs, and occasional lifting of patients.

Mental Effort: Maintains good emotional well-being. Possesses the ability to work under stress.

Key Responsibilities

Responsible for providing respiratory care to patients ranging from neonatal to geriatric across various hospital units. Maintains accurate documentation in compliance with administrative, state, and federal regulatory requirements.

Requirements

Requires graduation from an accredited respiratory therapy program and current licensure in the state of Arkansas. Must hold BLS certification, with ACLS preferred, and demonstrate the ability to work under stress.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient careNeonatal careGeriatric careCommunicationClinical assessment

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 48% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Arkansas is 86.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Arkansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Respiratory Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score4.8 / 10 · above average in respiratory therapyranked against 3,991 Respiratory Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost of livingArkansas index 86.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Respiratory Therapy listings in Arkansas58 active4,032 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 48% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 6% offer loan repayment4,222 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,991 Respiratory Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Respiratory Therapist Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

22 jobs · 18 employers
10
<$85k
4
$85k-100k
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$100k-115k
1
$116k
2
$130k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

20 jobs · 18 employers
401k / retirement match
85%
Sign-on bonus
50%
Loan repayment
25%
PSLF eligible
15%
Relocation assistance
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 4.8
Better work-life than 70% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,991 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Searcy

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$214k
Typical market rent
$1,059/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
State income tax
Up to 4.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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