PRN Respiratory Therapist — Make a Difference

Lifepoint Health®; Rutherfordton (NC); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health & wellness programs

Career development & education

Competitive pay

Quality patient outcomes

Supportive leadership

Job summary

Rutherford Regional Health System, part of Lifepoint Health, seeks a PRN Respiratory Therapist to support patient care across respiratory services. The role emphasizes delivering prescribed therapies, assessing patient status, and maintaining equipment readiness while contributing to policy improvements and education for patients and families.

Join a network focused on community health and clinical excellence, with opportunities to grow within a supportive care team and respond to emergent

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in respiratory therapy is required.
• Current Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) license in North Carolina is required.
• BCLS required; ACLS, PALS, and NRP required.

Responsibilities

• Delivers ordered respiratory therapies; monitors, records, and communicates patient condition and response to treatment.
• Responds to codes and emergent calls; assesses patient condition and provides appropriate interventions.
• Evaluates and contributes to respiratory care policies and procedures based on outcomes, research, and best practices.
• Educates patients and families on illness, treatments, device use, and community resources.
• Monitors, receives, stocks, and distributes respiratory supplies and medical gas cylinders; maintains storage areas and equipment readiness.
• Disassembles, cleans, sterilizes, performs preventive maintenance, and calibrates respiratory equipment.
• Performs all responsibilities as needed to fulfill required service levels.
• Participates in performance improvement and required education.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Associate's degree in respiratory therapy

Job description

Rutherford Regional Health System, part of Lifepoint Health, seeks a PRN Respiratory Therapist to support patient care across respiratory services. The role emphasizes delivering prescribed therapies, assessing patient status, and maintaining equipment readiness while contributing to policy improvements and education for patients and families.

Join a network focused on community health and clinical excellence, with opportunities to grow within a supportive care team and respond to emergent