Respiratory Therapist (Contract) - Lafayette, New Orleans, and Shreveport, Louisiana

Respiratory Therapist Opportunity

Choose your own schedule | Competitive pay | Autonomy with meaningful patient impact

Crosswalk Health is reimagining pulmonary care by bringing high-quality, guideline-based outpatient spirometry testing into primary care clinics, especially in rural and underserved communities. COPD is the third leading cause of death in the U.S., and our work helps providers detect disease earlier, reduce hospitalizations, and improve patients' quality of life. Our mission is to deliver virtual-first, data-driven pulmonary care at scale, ensuring patients and clinicians have access to high-quality respiratory care–no matter where they are.

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

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

Why RTs Choose Crosswalk

• Up to $1,200-$1,500/week; supplemental pay for years of experience, tenure with company, and region served as applicable
• Contract/1099 role with consistent opportunities
• 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