No salary listed — similar Respiratory Therapist roles pay ~$86k (median of 15 jobs)
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
Key Skills
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 ANALYSISThis role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Respiratory Therapist roles.
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