No salary listed — similar Respiratory Therapist roles pay ~$86k (median of 15 jobs)

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Lifepoint Health
Howard, Wisconsin

Respiratory Therapist (RT)

Respiratory TherapistFull-Time
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

About the Role

Full-time respiratory therapy at new inpatient rehab hospital. Howard, WI. Loan assistance and 401k match.

Join Lifepoint Health as a Respiratory Therapist – Full-Time, New Hospital in Howard, Wisconsin, United States. Facility: Hospital Sisters Health System Rehabilitation Hospital, a brand-new 40 bed inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) open now!

Benefits & Compensation

  • Student loan repayment assistance.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability
  • Paid family leave
  • Paid time off
  • Tuition assistance
  • Loan assistance
  • 401(k) retirement package with company match
  • Free gym memberships

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Lifepoint Health in Howard, Wisconsin, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The Respiratory Therapist provides cardiopulmonary care services, including administering treatments and monitoring mechanical ventilators under physician orders. They also assist nursing staff with patient personal care, emotional support, and activities of daily living.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a current State Respiratory Therapist Licensure and be a graduate of an AMA-approved School of Respiratory Therapy. A current CPR certification is required, and three or more years of experience in cardiopulmonary services is highly preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLSACLS

Key Skills

Cardiopulmonary careOxygen deliveryRespiratory therapy treatmentsMechanical ventilationAirway managementTracheal suctioningArterial puncturesBlood gas analysisPatient assessmentEmotional supportActivities of daily livingPatient care

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

In Wisconsin, the Respiratory Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$84k (18 salary observations; 94 listings), vs ~$86k nationally (1,005 salary observations; 4,715 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 32% have no call, 34% require no weekends.

Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Respiratory Therapist roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 15 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
45%
CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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About Lifepoint Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Gallatin, Tennessee
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Paid family leave
Paid time off
Tuition assistance
Loan assistance
401(k) retirement package with company match