Respiratory Therapist-Per Diem
Mountains Community Hospital$50+/hrLake Arrowhead, CAOtherPosted 2w agoStill open, checked every night- PRN / per diem
- ACLS
- PALS
How this pay compares
This posting states $50 an hour. Open respiratory therapist jobs in California post a median of $51 an hour, the middle half $44.88–$59.60, across 132 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Respiratory therapists employed in California earn a median of $50.40 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
Respiratory therapists in California: pay by town and employer
Workplace injuries
San Bernardino Mountains Community Hospital in Lake Arrowhead reported 7 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 492,848 hours worked: 2.8 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.1 per 100 full-time workers at general hospitalsnationwide. With its hours, the best estimate leaning on similar sites is 3.1 per 100 full-time workers. 1 of them describes violence by a patient, resident or client in the case's own words. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
Medicare rating of Mountains Community Hospital
Medicare gives Mountains Community Hospital no star rating (Jul 2026). Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · California hospitals by rating.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Medicare lists Mountains Community Hospital as a government hospital: the kind of employer PSLF counts (a government organization or a 501(c)(3) non-profit) for its own full-time staff, toward forgiveness of federal Direct Loans after 120 qualifying payments. The federal PSLF Help Tool confirms an employer by the EIN on your W-2. Every PSLF-eligible hospital hiring.
What California requires of a respiratory therapist
Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) License, from the Respiratory Care Board of California.
- Complete a CoARC-accredited respiratory care program and hold at least an associate degree from a regionally accredited institution; hold the NBRC RRT credential (a CRT earned before January 1, 2015 is exempt); complete an RCB-approved law and professional ethics course.
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About the job
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
Graduate of an American Medical Association/Joint Review Committee on Respiratory Education approved
Institution.
Associate’s degree (AA) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related
Experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum one-year acute care and ventilator experience.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Current license from the State of California Respiratory Care Board.
Preferred Registration with the National Board for Respiratory Care.
Current CPR certificate.
Current ACLS certificate.
Current PALS certificate
From Mountains Community Hospital's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Mountains Community Hospital
Mountains Community Hospital is a public critical access hospital with an emergency department in Lake Arrowhead, CA. Its job board posts jobs for dental staff, nurses and front-office staff. Source: Medicare Care Compare: Mountains Community Hospital
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