Respiratory Therapist (RT) Weekend Program
Listed compensation
$33.05-$49.6/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job description
Join American Addiction Centers as a Respiratory Therapist – Weekend Nights, $12.5K Sign-On in Grafton, North Dakota, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $50/hour.
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- Shift Differentials
- 401(k) 3% Company Contribution
- Yearly Merit Increases
- Clinical Ladder Program up to $6,000/year
- Paid Time Off
- Health Insurance
- Dental
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No call required.
- Weekend coverage may be required.
This position offers no call requirements, student loan benefits. Work with American Addiction Centers in Grafton, North Dakota, United States.
Key Responsibilities
The respiratory therapist performs pulmonary diagnostics, operates specialized ventilators, and provides medication treatments to patients under physician orders. They also educate patients on disease management and collaborate with other departments to ensure safe, high-quality patient care.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Respiratory Care Practitioner license and an active RRT or CRT credential, along with BLS certification. A minimum of an associate degree from an accredited respiratory care program is required.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Respiratory Therapist (RT) Weekend Program at American Addiction Centers a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Respiratory Therapy — ranked against 3,717 active Respiratory Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 33% have no call, 43% require no weekends.
Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for North Dakota is 89.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$86k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $97k in an average-cost state. 58.8% of North Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No call
- Includes weekends
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