REG RESP THERAPIST

Respiratory TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

FT Respiratory Therapist position open. Must have valid Oklahoma license and a RRT credential. Competitive pay and great benefits package available.

Set up and administer all routine and complex respiratory therapy procedures to patients of all ages. Performs respiratory care procedures in the acute and critical care areas of the facility. Also responsible for arterial punctures, blood gas analysis, and QC on the blood gas equipment.

Requirements

  • Licenses, Registrations and/or Certifications
  • Registered Respiratory Therapist with current Oklahoma RCP license.
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) upon hire.
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) required within 90 days.
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), required within 120 days of hire.

Key Responsibilities

Administer routine and complex respiratory therapy procedures to patients of all ages in acute and critical care settings. Perform arterial punctures, blood gas analysis, and quality control on blood gas equipment.

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 48 active Respiratory Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 52% have no call, 46% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Oklahoma is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Oklahoma clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Respiratory Therapist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedRespiratory Therapist median $75k (middle half $65k–$86k)328 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingOklahoma index 87.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Respiratory Therapy listings in Oklahoma67 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All respiratory therapist listings in Oklahoma73 active4,092 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 52% no call · 46% no weekends48 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Respiratory Therapy listings1,282 in the last 30 days755 the 30 days before (+70%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Oklahoma figures use all respiratory therapists: too few Oklahoma Respiratory Therapy postings state pay.

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

32 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

29 jobs · 20 employers
14
<$80k
4
$80k-95k
6
$95k-110k
4
$110k-125k
1
$130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

19 jobs
401k / retirement match
74%
Sign-on bonus
58%
Loan repayment
26%
PSLF eligible
11%
CME allowance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Senior Respiratory Therapist -Dayshift

Sentara Health · Norfolk, Virginia

$41.74-$62.48/hr
#2

Respiratory Therapist

St Francis Hospital · Colorado Springs, Colorado

$34-$56.1/hr
#3

Respiratory Therapist

$37.61-$55.27/hr
#4

Respiratory Therapist (RT) - Adults

$35.5-$53.25/hr
+ 30 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,921 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

GP

About Great Plains Regional Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Elk City, OK
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive pay
Great benefits package

Living in Elk City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$196k
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026).

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