Respiratory Therapist-Louisiana (Contract)

Job description

**Title**: Respiratory Therapist **Work Type**: Contract/1099 role with consistent opportunities **Location**: Lafayette, New Orleans, and Shreveport, Louisiana (local travel between clinics-45iminute radius) **Pay**: Up to $1,200-$1,500/week; supplemental pay for years of experience, tenure with company, and region served as applicable **Added Benefits:** - 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 **What You’ll Do** - **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 ### 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 **Qualifications** - 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**