Respiratory Therapist - PD
Listed compensation
$32.08-$47.67/hr
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
- Building Name: PMC - Porter Medical Center
- Location Address: 115 Porter Drive, Middlebury Vermont
- Regular
- Department: Porter - Respiratory Therapy
- Per Diem (position has no committed hours and is not benefit eligible)
- Standard Hours: 0
Biweekly Scheduled Hours
- Shift: Variable
- Primary Shift: Variable -
- Weekend Needs: As Scheduled
- Salary Range: Min $32.08 Mid $39.88 Max $47.67
- Recruiter: Cindy Reichard
Healthier Communities. Healthiest Lives. Together.
This role is per diem.
Job Description
To plan, implement and perform Respiratory Care diagnostic and therapeutic regimes for the care of patients for whom services are indicated.
Qualifications
- Certified or registered respiratory therapist or eligibility to take the NBRC written examination
- Vermont state licensure required as a respiratory care practitioner
- ACLS certification preferred
- NRP preferred
- This is a bargaining union position.
Key Responsibilities
Plan, implement, and perform respiratory care diagnostic and therapeutic regimens. Provide respiratory care to patients for whom these services are indicated.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Certifications
Key Skills
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 73% have no call, 57% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Vermont is 98.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$83k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $85k in an average-cost state. 62.3% of Vermont clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- On-site
- Includes weekends
Living in Middlebury
- Median resident rent
- $1,201/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 15 min
- State income tax
- Up to 8.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.