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Iredell Memorial Hospital Incorporated
Statesville, North Carolina

Respiratory Therapist, Full Time, Night Shift

Respiratory TherapistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

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Under the supervision of the Director and/or the Assistant Director of Respiratory Care and upon the request of the physician, sets up and operates various types of respiratory care equipment and provides therapy to be utilized in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with respiratory disease, compromise or illness.

Has full access to patient health information. May have access to medication storage areas (excluding controlled substances) as related to job responsibilities.

Shift: Nights, 36 hours per week, alternating weekends

Requirements

Licensed by the North Carolina Board of Respiratory Care as a Respiratory Care Practitioner.

Must possess full range of body motion to pass basic FIT test for position to include walking, kneeling, standing, pushing, pulling, bending, stooping, reaching and sitting for extended periods of time. Must be able to lift and carry up to 30 pounds.

Key Responsibilities

Operates various types of respiratory care equipment to diagnose and treat patients with respiratory diseases or illnesses. Works under the supervision of the Director of Respiratory Care to provide essential therapy.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient DiagnosisRespiratory TherapyEquipment OperationPatient Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Respiratory Therapist, Full Time, Night Shift at Iredell Memorial Hospital Incorporated 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 3,866 active Respiratory Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

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Salary Distribution22 jobs · 20 employers

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<$85k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs · 20 employers

401k / retirement match
85%
Sign-on bonus
33% this job
Loan repayment
11%
PSLF eligible
7%
Relocation assistance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,866 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Statesville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$292k
Typical market rent
$1,747/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.3
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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