At Franciscan Health, our Reparatory Therapist Travel Program offers you the unique opportunity to expand your clinical experience while staying within our trusted, mission-driven health system. As a member of our travel team, you’ll work across multiple Franciscan locations, supporting our hospitals and patients where your skills are needed most. This program is designed to meet you where you are in your nursing journey.
WHO WE ARE
Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community. Our mission is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.
TRAVEL REGIONS
We will place you in a region close to you!
Northern Indiana Region: Crown Point, Michigan City, Dyer & Munster
WHAT WE NEED
A team-oriented Respiratory Therapist who is flexible, adaptable, and committed to delivering high-quality patient care across assigned regional locations
Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) license - Required
Minimum of 1 year of recent experience
Recent experience using EPIC preferred
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
Competitive pay
A flexible schedule designed to support your work/life balance
Supportive onboarding and monthly education to ensure success in your assignments
WHAT IT TAKES TO SUCCEED
Strong clinical judgment and critical thinking skills
Ability to practice independently while collaborating effectively within diverse care teams
Excellent communication and accountability, including timely responses and reliable follow-through
Comfort navigating changing priorities in fast-paced environments
Commitment to advocating and delivering compassionate care to our patients we are privileged to serve
QUALIFICATIONS
Required Associate's Degree
3 years Clinical Experience Preferred
Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - The National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association
TRAVEL IS REQUIRED:
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.
Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.
Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.
Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.
Skills Required
- Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - The National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
- Minimum of 1 year of recent experience
- Associate's Degree
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association
- Recent experience using EPIC
- 3 years clinical experience
Franciscan Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Franciscan Health and has not been reviewed or approved by Franciscan Health.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits include medical, dental, and vision with broad network options, plus added savings when using system hospitals, labs, imaging, pharmacies, and physicians. Feedback suggests health coverage is solid, though not best-in-class.
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Retirement Support — An employer-funded retirement contribution is available alongside 403(b) and 457(b) options with defined eligibility and vesting. Feedback suggests this structure supports long-term savings across many roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO accrues with service and certain provider roles cite robust allotted time off and CME. Feedback suggests the presence of EAP and additional programs adds breadth to time-away support.
Franciscan Health Insights
What We Do
The Franciscan Alliance healthcare ministry began in Lafayette, Ind., in 1875. Today, Franciscan Alliance is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest with 12 hospital campuses in Indiana and Illinois, approximately 20,000 employees and a number of nationally recognized Centers of Health Care Excellence. Hospitals include: Franciscan Health Crown Point, Franciscan Health Michigan City, Franciscan Health Crawfordsville, Franciscan Health Lafayette East, Franciscan Health Indianapolis, Franciscan Health Carmel, Franciscan Health Rensselaer, Franciscan Health Mooresville, Franciscan Health Hammond, Franciscan Health Dyer, Franciscan Health Munster and Franciscan Beacon Hospital in Indiana; and Franciscan Health Olympia Fields in Illinois. For more information, visit FranciscanHealth.org. With more than 850 primary and specialty care providers at over 260 locations in Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Physician Network is one of the largest and most respected multi-specialty physician networks in the Midwest providing convenient, comprehensive care
