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Therapist-Respiratory Registered Seasonal No Benefits

Counselor / TherapistContract

Compensation

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Job Description

Provides respiratory care using critical thinking skills learned and refined through education and experience as a Respiratory Therapist. Demonstrates these skills by successfully completing examinations administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) and earning the credential CRT. Provides a caring relationship that facilitates health and healing. Performs other job duties as assigned.

Job Responsibilities

  • Assesses the patient.
  • Develops the plan of care.
  • Implements the plan of care.
  • Evaluates the plan of care.
  • Administers medications as prescribed.
  • Provides patient, family, and/or significant other health teaching/education.
  • Participates in activities designed to improve health care delivery.
  • Communicates/collaborates with others in providing patient care.
  • Provides clinical leadership.
  • Supports life long learning.
  • Completes assigned goals.

Minimum Required Experience

Recent clinical respiratory care experience (hospital, home care, skilled nursing facility) and/or previous respiratory care practice. Current state license.

Preferred/Desired Experience

1 year hospital experience.

Minimum Required Education

State license and/or "RRT" credential in accordance to the National Board of Respiratory Care. Current state license.

Minimum Required Training

Hospital and Departmental Orientation. Successful completion of Hospital and Departmental orientation.

Minimum Required Special Skills

Computer literacy. Basic computer knowledge using Windows Operating system and Microsoft Office.

Minimum Required Licensure

Successful completion of entry and advanced level exams for RCPs. ABG endorsed, if applicable. RRT; BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE; CRT

Preferred/Desired Licensure

ACLS

Key Responsibilities

Provides respiratory care by assessing patients, developing and implementing care plans, and administering prescribed medications. Collaborates with the healthcare team to provide clinical leadership and patient education.

Requirements

Requires a current state license and RRT or CRT credential from the NBRC. Candidates should have recent clinical respiratory care experience and basic computer proficiency.

Key Skills

Patient assessmentCare planningMedication administrationABG endorsement

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 72% are remote, 28% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $95k (middle half $85k–$118k)214 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMississippi index 87.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Mississippi59 active7,887 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 72% remote · 28% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Counselor listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 19% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,526 in the last 30 days1,434 the 30 days before (+76%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, 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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Work-life snapshot

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Living in Jackson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$86k
Typical market rent
$1,228/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.0
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Jackson, MS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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