Respiratory Therapist (Contract or Per-Diem) - FlexStaff
Listed compensation
$55-$70/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e. g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
Key Responsibilities
Provide respiratory care and therapy to patients within a healthcare facility. Manage patient breathing treatments and respiratory support as required.
Requirements
Must be a qualified Respiratory Therapist. Ability to work shifts between 6:30 AM and 7:00 PM.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Respiratory Therapist (Contract or Per-Diem) - FlexStaff at Northwell a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Respiratory Therapy — ranked against 3,889 active Respiratory Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
In New York, the Respiratory Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$100k (177 salary observations; 352 listings), vs ~$85k nationally (1,996 salary observations; 10,952 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 50% have no call, 53% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Annual compensation range
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,889 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Living in New Hyde Park
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $956k
- Typical market rent
- $3,975/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 38 min
- State income tax
- Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.