Respiratory Therapist-North Carolina (Contract)
Heartbeat Health
Durham, NC, USA · Raleigh, NC, USA
Posted on May 23, 2026
Title: Respiratory Therapist
Work Type: Contract/1099 role with consistent opportunities
Location: Charlotte, Greensboro, Durham, and Raleigh, North Carolina (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:
- 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
We’re hiring Respiratory Therapists and Certified Pulmonary Function Testing Technicians to perform simple spirometry testing (pre/post albuterol) at primary care clinics in Charlotte, Greensboro, Durham, and Raleigh areas of North Carolina.
The Role
This role is ideal for RTs who value:
What You’ll Do
About You:
- 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
Ideal Candidate
You’ll thrive in this role if you are:
Qualifications
1200 - 1500 USD a week