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$35.50 - $53.25Location: Advocate Condell Medical Center – Libertyville, IL
Schedule: Full-time | 36 hrs/week | 1rst Shift | Adult Care and NICU | Weekend Program
Pay Range: $34.90 – $52.35 and $11/hour Weekender differential
$10K Sign-On Bonus (paid out through first year) + Loan Forgiveness up to $21K!
At Advocate Condell Medical Center, respiratory therapists are more than clinicians - they’re life changers, innovators, and advocates for healthier communities. At Advocate Healthcare, your expertise helps patients breathe easier, heal faster, and live better. Join one of the nation’s leading nonprofit health systems where your skills are valued, your growth is supported, and your work truly matters.
Why You’ll Love Working Here
· Reputation for excellence: Join Lake County’s only Level I Trauma Center with comprehensive heart and vascular services through the Advocate Heart Institute and Primary Stroke Center certification.
· Complex, rewarding cases: Care for a wide range of high‑acuity patients across trauma, cardiac, stroke, neurosurgery, orthopedics, oncology and more—supported by an emergency department approved for pediatrics and backed by Advocate Children’s Hospital.
· Community impact: Serve Libertyville and surrounding north‑suburban communities while supporting vital community-health initiatives.
· Supportive environment: Work in a modern hospital with all private adult rooms, access on-site learning resources, continuing-education programs, and comfortable staff amenities.
Total Rewards
· Competitive pay with shift & weekend differentials
· Professional development pathway with annual bonus potential up to $6,000
· $20K Sign-on bonus paid out through your first year
· Loan forgiveness up to $21K for eligible teammates
· Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and retirement benefits
· Paid time off, parental leave, and tuition assistance
· 401(k) with 3% company contribution + 3% match
· Opportunity for yearly merit increases
· Inclusive, supportive team culture
What You’ll Do
· Provide exceptional respiratory care for adult and NICU patients
· Manage ventilators and perform therapeutic procedures
· Administer medications and educate patients and families
· Collaborate across care teams to ensure safe, quality outcomes
· Mentor new teammates and students
What You’ll Bring
· Graduate of an accredited respiratory care program (associate degree minimum)
· IL Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license
· RRT within 12 months or CRT if credentialed prior to Jan 1, 2023
· BLS certification (AHA)
Meet Baskar, Teammate at Condell
“I enjoy working at Condell because it’s a Level 1 Trauma Center that allows me to provide excellent care in a fast-paced environment, simultaneously allowing for growth within my profession, as I am always learning. I also enjoy working with my co-workers, as they provide a family type environment that allows me to enjoy coming to work.”
Apply now and grow your career with Advocate Health Care!
This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.
Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation
- Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
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