Clinical | Therapist - Respiratory - Contract - Nights
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions
Ottumwa, IAContract$52.5–54.6/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, in partnership with Lifepoint Health, is recruiting a healthcare professional for an 8-, 10-, or 13-week assignment at Ottumwa Regional Health Center. The role supports patient care by monitoring and communicating patient conditions, coordinating care across disciplines, educating patients and families, and advocating for patient well-being. The posting requires at least one year of acute care experience in a hospital setting and a degree from an accredited school.
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Grow Your Career with HealthTrust & Lifepoint Health
Looking to expand your healthcare career in a new location? HealthTrust Workforce Solutions has partnered with Lifepoint Health to provide travel nurse opportunities through a nationwide network of caring, compassionate and inclusive facilities dedicated to making communities healthier.
As part of a leading diversified healthcare delivery network, Lifepoint Health facilities offer excellent opportunities for professional growth and advancement to accomplish your career goals. Additionally, they share a deep commitment to delivering high-quality patient care that supports a culture of safety for both employees and patients.
Combined with HWS’ commitment to the improvement of human life and experience as an industry leader for over 25 years, our Lifepoint Health partnership gives you the opportunity to be at the heart of your community and care for your neighbors.
This community hospital is seeking a highly skilled healthcare professional to join their team for an 8, 10, or 13 week assignment based on the facility need.
What You’ll Do:
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Assist Healthcare professionals in delivering patient care
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Monitor, records, and communicate patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family
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Collaborate as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral, and spiritual/psychosocial support needs
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Evaluate learning needs of patient and/or family and provide patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances
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Work as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient
What We Require from You:
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Minimum of one (1) year acute care experience in a hospital setting
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Appropriate certifications as required for specific position
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Degree from an accredited school
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Demonstrate code of conduct and compliance policies
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Ability to communicate clearly with the ability to read, write, speak, and understand English
Why You Will Love Working for HealthTrust:
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Weekly direct deposit pay options
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Guaranteed hours
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401K with company match
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Ability to earn up to $750 for each referral
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Free private furnished housing or tax-free subsidy
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Career development for your lifestyle and location preference through a wide network of facilities
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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Location: Ottumwa Regional Health Center - 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue Ottumwa, IA 52501
ID: 1041955
Job Board: EV
IND_2
ReqID: 1041955
Category: Travel
Position Type: Travel
HWS Exclusives: Yes
Min Pay Rate: $52.50
Max Pay Rate: $54.60
How this job compares
Set against the 3,966 open Respiratory Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$52.5–54.6/hr
- Iowa median$32–42/hr22 hourly ranges
- US median$34–47/hr1,640 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $53.55/hr, is 45% above the Iowa median midpoint ($37/hr) — in the top quarter of Respiratory Therapist hourly ranges in Iowa.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 78 open Respiratory Therapist jobs in Iowa and 3,966 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Iowa
- Trinity Health27 open
- UnityPoint Health13 open
- Great River Health7 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Respiratory Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (1,178 postings).
- Education
- 107 of the 3,966 open Respiratory Therapist jobs (3%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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