Respiratory Therapist - Full-time Days

Respiratory TherapistIncludes weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$32.69-$44/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

  • Position: Respiratory Therapist (RT)
  • Location: Regency Hospital East Chicago, Indiana
  • Schedule: Full Time Days
  • Compensation: $32.69 - $44.00 per hour, plus shift differentials weekends

Our hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Respiratory Therapists (RT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

We Support Your Career Growth and Personal Well-being

Start Strong: Extensive Respiratory Therapist (RT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

  • Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education.
  • Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
  • Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program.
  • Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance

Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members

Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members

Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care

Responsibilities

  • Evaluating patients and recommending an appropriate treatment plan.
  • Providing respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions.
  • Performing insertion and removal of endotracheal tubes.
  • Promoting continuous quality improvement.
  • Teaching and counseling patients/families.

Minimum Requirements

Must possess "Active" CRT or RRT credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) or state equivalent.

  • Proof of graduation required: college transcript/diploma (preferred) or high school transcript/diploma or GED.
  • Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
  • Current state licensure is required.

ACLS is required within 6 months of hire. (Agency RT must have ACLS upon first shift, PRN staff must have ACLS upon hire).

Preferred Qualifications

  • One (1) year of related experience is preferred.
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Respiratory therapyCritical carePatient assessmentEndotracheal tube insertionEndotracheal tube removalPatient counselingAdvanced Cardiovascular Life Support

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 60% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Respiratory Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · top 25% in respiratory therapyranked against 3,953 Respiratory Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$68k–$92kRespiratory Therapy median $86k (middle half $79k–$96k)575 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$85k in purchasing powerIndiana index 93.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Respiratory Therapy listings in Indiana97 active4,023 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 60% no call · 48% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 7% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Respiratory Therapy listings1,278 in the last 30 days802 the 30 days before (+59%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Respiratory Therapy pay trend+2.1% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,953 Respiratory Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

27 jobs · 16 employers
10
<$85k
1
$95k
7
$95k-105k
6
$105k-115k
3
$115k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

16 jobs
401k / retirement match
81% this job
Sign-on bonus
63%
Loan repayment
44%
PSLF eligible
25%
CME allowance
6% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Olympic Medical Center · Port Angeles, Washington

$41.41-$62.92/hr
#2

Senior Respiratory Therapist -Dayshift

Sentara Health · Norfolk, Virginia

$41.74-$62.48/hr
#3

Respiratory Therapist

$34-$56.1/hr
#4

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$37.61-$55.27/hr
+ 25 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 5.1
Better work-life than 80% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,953 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes weekends
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About Regency Hospital - Northwest Indiana

Hospitals and Health Care
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Extensive orientation program
Tuition reimbursement
Continuing education
Clinical ladder program
Student debt benefit program
Generous PTO for full-time team members
Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan
Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan

Living in East Chicago

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$134k
Typical market rent
$1,040/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
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.

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