Hire respiratory therapists without doing the sourcing
Describe the role. Expa finds the credentialed respiratory therapists in your market, reaches out, screens the ones who reply, and books your interviews.
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139K+ respiratory therapists • 95% with verified personal data
Ten minutes, three steps
What happens after you hit start
Describe the role
Paste a job description or say it in plain English. No boolean strings, no filters to learn, no sourcing skill required.
Approve the shortlist
Expa finds the respiratory therapists, contacts them, follows up, and screens the ones who reply. You approve or reject.
Take the interviews
Approved candidates land in your calendar. That is the whole job on your side.
In plain terms
How Expa sources respiratory therapists
Expa is an AI-powered healthcare recruiting and clinician sourcing platform. It identifies licensed respiratory therapists who are in-market, verifies their contact details, runs outreach over email, SMS and LinkedIn until they reply, screens the ones who respond, and books interviews with the candidates you approve.
There are 139,600 respiratory therapists in the United States. It is a small profession carrying an outsized share of critical care, and it has not recovered from what the pandemic did to it. Respiratory therapists worked the hardest years of any clinical group and a meaningful number left. Meanwhile ventilator management, ICU coverage and pulmonary services all still need staffing, around the clock, in every hospital.
Expa searches on NBRC credential level, RRT or CRT, plus state licensure, specialty credentials such as ACCS or NPS, setting and shift. The distinction between RRT and CRT matters more than most credentials, because many ICU and specialty roles require the registered level specifically, and searching by job title returns both.
How the respiratory therapy market compares
| Profession | Employed in the U.S. |
|---|---|
| Physician assistants | 162,700 |
| Occupational therapists | 160,000 |
| Surgical technologists | 141,000 |
| Respiratory therapists | 139,600 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 92,200 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | 86,300 |
| CRNAs | 53,800 |
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024 and 2025 employment. These are national totals. The number inside your hiring radius is a small fraction of them, which is the entire problem.
Respiratory therapists near Boise right now
A sample of what a search returns. Identifying details stay hidden until you start.
Boise, ID · 8 miles
7 years · adult ICU, vent management
Meridian, ID · 12 miles
Credentialed 6 weeks ago · acute care rotations
Nampa, ID · 21 miles
10 years · NICU
No names, no photos, no current employers, no license numbers.
Why respiratory roles stay open
A small profession doing critical work
139,600 nationwide, and every hospital needs coverage on every shift. There is no slack anywhere in the system.
RRT and CRT are not interchangeable
Many critical care roles require the registered credential. A search that returns both wastes half your time and the job title does not distinguish them.
Nights and ICU are the hard fills
Respiratory coverage is 24 hours and the vacancies concentrate off-shift. Naming the shift and the unit in the first message is what gets replies.
Where respiratory therapists get hired
Questions
How many respiratory therapists are there in the US?
139,600, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is one of the smaller clinical professions relative to how much critical care depends on it.
What is the difference between RRT and CRT, and does it matter for hiring?
It matters a great deal. CRT is the entry-level NBRC credential and RRT is the registered level. Many ICU, critical care and specialty roles require RRT specifically. Searching by the job title "respiratory therapist" returns both, which is why credential-level search is the only reliable way to fill a role that requires the registered credential.
Can you search by NBRC credential and specialty?
Yes. RRT or CRT, plus specialty credentials such as ACCS for adult critical care and NPS for neonatal and pediatric, alongside state licensure, setting and shift.
Why is respiratory therapy still short-staffed?
The profession worked the hardest years of any clinical group during the pandemic and a meaningful number left afterward. Demand did not fall with them. Ventilator management, ICU coverage and pulmonary services still need staffing on every shift in every hospital.
Can you fill night shift respiratory positions?
Yes, and that is where most of the vacancies are. Expa filters for therapists whose profile suggests openness to off-shift work, and names the shift and differential in the first message rather than burying it.
Can you find new respiratory therapy graduates?
Yes. Expa surfaces students finishing accredited respiratory care programs and therapists in their first weeks of credentialing.
Do I have to do the sourcing myself?
No. You describe the role and approve a shortlist. Expa does the searching, the outreach, the follow-up and the screening, then books interviews with the candidates you approve. It takes about ten minutes of your time.
How fast will I see candidates?
A slate of interested, contactable respiratory therapists within 48 hours of starting, often within 24. Time to hire from there depends on your interview process.
How much does Expa cost?
You can start free. For ongoing hiring, Expa pilots start at $6,000 for three months and cover all your open roles, with no per-placement fees. For comparison, a contingency agency placing a single respiratory therapist typically charges 15% to 22% of first-year salary.
Start hiring respiratory therapists in about ten minutes
Describe the role, approve a shortlist, take the interviews.
Hiring across multiple sites or six or more roles?
Managed sourcing for multi-site groups, health systems and staffing agencies. Pilots from $6,000 for three months, covering all your open roles.