Per Diem,Resp Therapist
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
Could you be our next Per Diem Respiratory Therapist at Riddle Hospital?
Why work as a Respiratory Therapist with Main Line Health?
Make an Impact! With the latest technology at your fingertips, you will be able to provide the highest quality of respiratory care to all patient populations. Help assess patients and facilitate appropriate care in the form of diagnostic modalities, pulmonary disease prevention, and application of invasive and noninvasive therapeutic modalities.
Develop and Grow your Career! At MLH, you are encouraged to attend MLH Education & Development Classes that offer a variety of relevant courses, tools, and resources to help achieve your personal and professional goals. On-going feedback and career development are provided by your Manager through the use of performance appraisals and 1:1 communication to further develop yourself professionally.
Get Involved! Use your excellent communication skills by collaborating with physicians, patients, family members, nurses, respiratory care staff, MLH employees across departments
Join the Team! Like our patients, the Main Line Health Family encompasses a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Just as each of our patients requires a personalized care plan, each of our employees, physicians, and volunteers, bring distinctive talents to Main Line Health. Regardless of our unique design, we all share a purpose: providing superior service and care.
Position-Specific Benefits include: We offer a number of employee discounts to various activities, services and vendors. Parking is always free!
Position: Respiratory Therapist - Per Diem
Shift: Per diem
Experience
Minimum of 600 hours of clinical experience in a CoARC accredited Respiratory Care Program.
Education
1. Graduate of a CoARC accredited Respiratory Therapist Program.
2. Associates Degree required, Bachelor’s degree preferred.
3. Completion of CEU requirement in accordance with licensure standards.
Licensures/Certifications
1. Registry eligible or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) required.
2. PA state licensure or temporary permit required.
3. Provider BLS (American Heart Assoc/American Red Cross) required.
Key Responsibilities
The Respiratory Therapist will assess patients and facilitate care through diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. They will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including physicians, nurses, and family members to provide superior respiratory care.
Requirements
Candidates must be a graduate of a CoARC accredited Respiratory Therapist program and hold an Associate degree. Applicants are required to be registry eligible or a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with PA state licensure and BLS certification.
Key Skills
Mental Health Therapy Career Context
Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 56% have no call, 48% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Respiratory Therapist median $74k (middle half $63k–$83k)91 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Pennsylvania index 97.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| All respiratory therapist listings in Pennsylvania | 203 active | 4,101 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 4% remote · 56% no call · 48% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Pennsylvania healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 2% offer loan repayment203 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,505 in the last 30 days | 1,349 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
Top contract/1099 Respiratory Therapist Jobs
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Benefits & Perks
18 jobsShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
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$35.5-$53.25/hrWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 45 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- Includes call
About Main Line Health
Benefits & Perks
Living in Media
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $542k
- Typical market rent
- $2,431/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 102.6
- 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 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.