How to hire a respiratory care faculty

How to hire a respiratory care faculty, step by step

Here's a step-by-step respiratory care faculty hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a respiratory care faculty job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new respiratory care faculty
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a respiratory care faculty, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   A respiratory care faculty's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, respiratory care faculties from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list shows salaries for various types of respiratory care faculties.

   Type of Respiratory Care Faculty	Description	Hourly rate
   Respiratory Care Faculty	Respiratory therapists care for patients who have trouble breathing—for example, from a chronic respiratory disease, such as asthma or emphysema. Their patients range from premature infants with undeveloped lungs to elderly patients who have diseased lungs... Show more	$14-55
   Staff Therapist	A staff therapist is someone who assists in the treatment of patients using electrical stimulation, exercise, and other means of electrotherapy to regain their bodily functions. The core skills that a staff therapist should possess to accomplish their responsibilities include a keen eye for details and excellent mathematical and problem-solving skills... Show more	$16-37
   Faculty	A faculty member is a professional whose primary responsibility is to provide teaching and research to students in colleges and universities. Faculties must work with colleagues to design a curriculum to keep up with the changes in the discipline... Show more	$20-73

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Patient Care
   • BLS
   • Critical Care
   • Acls
   • Respiratory Therapy
   • NRP
   • Resuscitation
   • Intubation
   • Ventilation
   • Airway Management
   • Vital Signs
   • Nebulizer
   • CPT
   • Acute Care

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   Responsibilities:

   • Conduct therapeutic procedures to maintain a patent airway, remove via suctioning of secretions, to achieve adequate ventilation & oxygenation.
   • General respiratory care duties, ACLS certify
   • Transport patients requiring mechanical ventilation or airway protection.
   • Conduct rehabilitation therapy, asthma education, and smoking cessation programs.
   • Provide emergency care, including artificial respiration, emergency / elective intubations, assist and perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
   • Conduct therapeutic procedures to maintain a patent airway, remove via suctioning of secretions, to achieve adequate ventilation & oxygenation.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your respiratory care faculty job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A respiratory care faculty can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, respiratory care faculties' average salary in arkansas is 56% less than in new york.
   • Seniority. Entry-level respiratory care faculties 74% less than senior-level respiratory care faculties.
   • Certifications. A respiratory care faculty with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a respiratory care faculty's salary.

   Average respiratory care faculty salary

   $59,180yearly

   $28.45 hourly rate

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   Entry-level respiratory care faculty salary

   $30,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 17, 2025

4. Writing a respiratory care faculty job description

   A respiratory care faculty job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a respiratory care faculty job description:

   Respiratory care faculty job description example

   Job Ref
   
   2206685
   
   Category
   
   Allied Health
   
   Job Family
   
   Respiratory Therapy
   
   Department
   
   Respiratory Therapy
   
   Schedule
   
   Part-time
   
   Facility
   
   Community Hospital East
   
   1500 North Ritter Avenue
   
   Indianapolis, IN 46219
   
   United States
   
   Shift
   
   PRN (as needed)
   
   Hours
   
   PRN variable shifts between 6:30pm and 7:00am or 7:00am -6:30pm, a minimum of 24 hours in a 6 weeks schedule
   
   PRN, Non-Benefited
   
   **Join our community**
   
   Community Health Network has an excellent opportunity available within our Respiratory Therapy team. If you are looking for challenging work and meaningful advancement, then you should consider a career with Community
   
   **Where you fit in**
   
   As part of our respiratory therapist team, you will partner with physicians/staff to provide patient centered care and outstanding service delivered with respect.
   
   You will be working with the patients and families to provide age and culturally appropriate care. You will Perform direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of a Registered Respiratory Therapist. Collaborate with other team members to perform other appropriate services as directed.
   
   **Your exceptional skills**
   
   + Documented verification of procedural competencies specific to respiratory care.
   
   + Current enrollment in a school of respiratory therapy, and have completed the associated introductory respiratory care courses, completion of first year or second year student
   
   + Following graduation from a school of respiratory therapy, employees may stay in this role as long as their Indiana State License has not expired and until the results of registered respiratory therapist exam are received from the NBRC.
   
   **Your exceptional qualifications**
   
   + You have earned High School Diploma or GED Respiratory Therapy (Required)
   
   + Valid Indiana Student Temporary Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license
   
   + Basic Life Support (BLS) certified
   
   + Current enrollment in a school of respiratory therapy, and have completed the associated introductory respiratory care courses, completion of first year or second year student
   
   **Your life at Community**
   
   You work hard to provide our patients with the exceptional care, and you deserve benefits to match. Community offers a unique employment package that encompasses not only your day-to-day job, but also your career. You will have the opportunity to grow your career thanks to scholarships and tuition reimbursement from the Community Health Network Foundation, and receive recognition for your achievements.
   
   **Apply today for immediate consideration.**
   
   **A representative and diverse workforce**
   
   At Community Health Network, we build teams that deliver exceptional care through empathy, communication and collaboration. Caregivers play a vital role in our mission as they fulfill our PRIIDE values: Patients First. Relationships. Integrity. Inclusion. Diversity. Excellence.
   
   Community is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, aiming to ensure that caregivers feel empowered, recognized and respected in our environment at all times. We value different perspectives by actively seeking a diverse workforce that is inclusive and equitable to all. For more information on how we work to advance diversity, equity and inclusion to provide culturally-competent care that meets your individual needs, visit eCommunity.com/diversity .
   
   Community Health Network complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Community Health Network does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right respiratory care faculty for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   To find respiratory care faculty candidates, you can consider the following options:

   • Post your job opening on Zippia or other job search websites.
   • Use niche websites that focus on engineering and technology jobs, such as healthcarejobsite, health jobs nationwide, hospitalcareers, medreps.com.
   • Post your job on free job posting websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit respiratory care faculties, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new respiratory care faculty

   Once you've selected the best respiratory care faculty candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   To prepare for the new respiratory care faculty first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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