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Care New England Health System
Providence, Rhode Island

NICU Respiratory Therapist 36N

Respiratory TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

The Respiratory Therapist provides various therapeutic modalities to patients under medical direction. Delivers preventative and/or restorative care to patients with cardiopulmonary needs.

Duties & Responsibilities

Demonstrates competency, individually and as part of the multidisciplinary team, in performing clinical care and assessment of all patient populations.

  • Administers aerosolized agents (IPPB, handnebulizer, M.D.I.).
  • Maintains up-to-date knowledge/skills of respiratory therapy and equipment.
  • Assumes lead in absence of supervisor, assigning shift workload and handling problems.
  • Provides respiratory therapy to adult and neonatal patients in NICU and adult units.
  • Initiates and maintains ventilator support in critical care areas.
  • Provides oxygen therapy as ordered by physician.
  • Completes reports and records detailing respiratory therapy care.
  • Provides patient monitoring services/devices per physician request.
  • Provides resuscitative support to all areas of the hospital.

Preserves and protects patient rights to confidentiality. Performs other job-related duties as required or requested.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited respiratory therapist training program. Must have and maintain current licensure in the State of Rhode Island. Proficiency in the English language required.

WIH Internal Posting Period: 6/24/26-07/03/26

About Us

Care New England Health System (CNE) and its member institutions, Butler Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, Kent Hospital, VNA of Care New England, Integra, The Providence Center, and Care New England Medical Group, is a trusted, integrated health care organization that fuels the latest advances in medical research, attracts the nation’s top specialty-trained doctors, hones renowned services and innovative programs, and engages in the important discussions people need to have about their health and end-of-life wishes. Care New England is helping to transform the future of health care, providing a leading voice in the ongoing effort to ensure the health of the individuals and communities we serve.

EEO Statements

Americans with Disability Act Statement: External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled must be able to perform the essential job-specific functions either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation, to be determined by the organization on a case-by-case basis.

EEOC Statement: Care New England is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status

Ethics Statement: Employee conducts himself/herself consistent with the ethical standards of the organization including, but not limited to hospital policy, mission, vision, and values.

Key Responsibilities

The Respiratory Therapist provides therapeutic modalities and cardiopulmonary care to adult and neonatal patients in the NICU. Responsibilities include initiating ventilator support, administering aerosolized agents, and providing resuscitative support as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentNeonatal careAerosolized agents administration

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 54% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Rhode Island is 102.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.1% of Rhode Island clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution28 jobs · 25 employers

10
<$90k
6
$90k-105k
8
$105k-120k
3
$120k-135k
1
$139k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
85%
Sign-on bonus
42%
Relocation assistance
12%
PSLF eligible
12%
Loan repayment
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$47.68-$66.75/hr
#2

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$52.03-$64.05/hr
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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,913 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Providence

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$419k
Typical market rent
$2,213/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.8
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Hospitals and Health Care
Providence, Rhode Island
1,001-5,000 employees