Respiratory Therapist-Louisiana (Contract)
@ Heartbeat HealthRespiratory Therapist-Louisiana (Contract)
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About the job
We hire RTs and Pulmonary Testing Technicians to perform spirometry tests at clinics across Louisiana. This contract role offers flexibility, clinical autonomy, good pay, and career growth in a supportive environment.
Requirements
- Experience performing bedside or PFTs
- Proficiency in respiratory procedures
- Comfortable traveling locally
- Dependable and adaptable
- Team player with communication skills
Qualifications
- Experience in respiratory therapy
- Travel readiness within 45 minutes
- Bilingual in English and Spanish (desired)
- Available 2-5 days/week
- Passion for respiratory care
Full job description
- Flexible scheduling that fits your life:daytime, weekday hours only with flexible scheduling (no inpatient stress and no holidays)
- Supportive, approachable leadership that values your expertise
- Opportunity for career advancement as we continue to grow
About the Role:
We’re hiring Respiratory Therapists and Certified Pulmonary Function Testing Technicians to perform simple spirometry testing (pre/post albuterol) at primary care clinics in Lafayette, New Orleans, and Shreveport areas of Louisiana.
The Role
This role is ideal for RTs who value:
- Flexible, daytime-only work
- Clinical autonomy and independence
- Strong relationships with patients and clinic teams
- Perform pre/post simple spirometry testing with a handheld device
- Prepare and coach patients through testing to ensure comfort and accuracy
- Accurately grade each effort and upload results remotely for physician review
- Monitor patient safety during procedures
- Maintain testing equipment and follow quality and safety protocols
- Represent Crosswalk Health professionally at each clinic site
What You’ll Do
About You:
Ideal Candidate
You’ll thrive in this role if you are:
- Dependable and reliable—clinic partners, patients, and coworkers can count on you
- Flexible and adaptable, comfortable with change and evolving schedules, technology, and workflows
- Personable and professional with a natural ability to build rapport
- A team player who enjoys being part of a tight-knit RT community and is proud to represent a growing healthcare company
- Passionate about respiratory care and delivering excellent patient experiences
- Must have experience performing bedside or complete PFTs and understanding possible side effects of albuterol administration
- Proficiency in respiratory therapy practices, procedures, and terminology
- Comfortable working independently and traveling locally (within a 45 minute radius)
- Not required but desired bilingual fluency in English and Spanish
- Available two to five days per week
Qualifications
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