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Munson Healthcare
Traverse City, Michigan

Respiratory Therapy Early Hire Program $20,000 Bonus

Respiratory TherapistIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Company Description

More Than Just Care, It’s Community

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That’s life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.

If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material.

To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You

Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance.

Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.

Be Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges.

Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings

Job Description

Now offering $20,000 to Respiratory Therapy students who meet eligibility requirements.

What is the Respiratory Therapist Early Hire Program? Munson Healthcare is seeking to pre-hire the finest respiratory therapist graduates! Upon committing to a job at Munson Healthcare you will receive $15,000, before you even begin your new career! Once you have passed your boards, you will receive an additional $5,000.

Why Choose Munson Healthcare?

  • Our therapists work in positive and supportive environments built on our organizational values
  • We have opportunities for growth, including skill development and advancement through the RT Clinical Ladder
  • Provide safe, high-quality care to patients throughout northern Michigan.
  • Pulmonary Rehab
  • Pulmonary Function Testing
  • NICU
  • Adult Critical Care

Qualifications

  • What are the requirements of the program?
  • All respiratory students who will be graduating within 24 months are eligible to apply for the program. Once you apply:
  • Applications will be screened and interviews offered to selected students.

Once selected for a position, you will receive an offer and an agreement, specifying a two-year work commitment. Awards are made after acceptance and signing of the agreement. Use of the funds is at the discretion of the student and no accounting for use is required.

Award recipients are placed into full time positions with full employee benefits. These positions begin after graduation.

Additional Information

Are you Munson Material? Apply today!

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.

Shift: Variable Shift

Status: PRN

Key Responsibilities

Provide safe, high-quality respiratory care to patients across various settings including the NICU and Adult Critical Care. Participate in pulmonary rehabilitation and pulmonary function testing within the northern Michigan healthcare system.

Key Skills

NICU CarePatient Care

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 56% have no call, 46% require no weekends.

Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution20 jobs

5
<$100k
9
$100k-115k
3
$115k-130k
3
$130k-145k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks18 jobs

401k / retirement match
78%
Sign-on bonus
39% this job
Relocation assistance
11%
CME allowance
6%
PSLF eligible
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Respiratory Therapist

Sutter Health · Sacramento, California

$47.68-$66.75/hr
#2

Respiratory Therapist II

Marian Regional Medical Center · Santa Maria, California

$52.03-$64.05/hr
#3

Respiratory Therapist – CRT/RRT

$45.05 - $63.70/hr
#4

Respiratory Therapist - Providence Kodiak Island

$37.08-$55.62/hr
+ 25 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,803 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Traverse City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$441k
Typical market rent
$1,888/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.4
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Traverse City, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Munson Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Traverse City, MI
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

$20,000 Bonus ($15,000 upfront + $5,000 after boards)
Tuition Reimbursement
Generous PTO
Paid Holidays
Employee Discounts
Free Retirement Counseling
Wellness Platform
RT Clinical Ladder