Respiratory Therapist - Part time

Respiratory TherapistIncludes weekendsNo nightsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$34 per hour

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Job Description

  • Position: Respiratory Therapist (RT) - Part time days
  • Location: Select Specialty Hospital- Johnstown (located inside Conemaugh Memorial)

Schedule: Part time days, 2 shifts, everyone other weekend and every other holidayCompensation: Up to $34.00 per hour, plus weekend shift differentials

Our hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Respiratory Therapists (RT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

We Support Your Career Growth and Personal Well-being

Start Strong: Extensive Respiratory Therapist (RT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

  • Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education.
  • Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
  • Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program.
  • Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance

Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members

Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members

Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care

Responsibilities

  • Evaluating patients and recommending an appropriate treatment plan.
  • Providing respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions.
  • Performing insertion and removal of endotracheal tubes.
  • Promoting continuous quality improvement.
  • Teaching and counseling patients/families.

Minimum Requirements

Must possess "Active" CRT or RRT credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) or state equivalent.

  • Proof of graduation required: college transcript/diploma (preferred) or high school transcript/diploma or GED.
  • Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
  • Current state licensure is required.

ACLS is required within 6 months of hire. (Agency RT must have ACLS upon first shift, PRN staff must have ACLS upon hire).

Preferred Qualifications

  • One (1) year of related experience is preferred.
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Respiratory therapyPatient evaluationTreatment planningEndotracheal tube insertionEndotracheal tube removalPatient counselingFamily counselingCritical care

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 43% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$71k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $72k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Respiratory Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · top 25% in respiratory therapyranked against 3,963 Respiratory Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$71kRespiratory Therapy median $83k (middle half $79k–$95k)14 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$72k in purchasing powerPennsylvania index 97.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Respiratory Therapy listings in Pennsylvania190 active3,964 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 5% remote · 43% no call · 60% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedPennsylvania healthcare professional listings: 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 3% offer loan repayment198 active listings, Nov 2026
New Respiratory Therapy listings1,298 in the last 30 days715 the 30 days before (+82%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,963 Respiratory Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

29 jobs · 17 employers
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<$85k
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$85k-100k
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$100k-115k
1
$130k
1
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

21 jobs · 17 employers
401k / retirement match
76% this job
Sign-on bonus
48%
Loan repayment
29%
CME allowance
5% this job
Relocation assistance
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 5.1
Better work-life than 80% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,963 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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  • Includes weekends
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About Select Specialty Hospital - Johnstown

Hospitals and Health Care
Mechanicsburg, PA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition reimbursement
Continuing education
Clinical ladder program
Student debt benefit program
Generous PTO for full-time team members
Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members
Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan
Life and disability protection for full-time team members

Living in Johnstown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$124k
Typical market rent
$896/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
85.9
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Johnstown, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.