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Green Bay, Wisconsin

Respiratory Therapist - Per Diem

Respiratory TherapistPer Diem

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Job Description

Respiratory Therapist - Per Diem - Green Bay, Wisconsin

We are seeking a Respiratory Therapist - Per Diem to join our team of passionate patient caregivers!

Green Bay Rehabilitation Hospital in Green Bay, Wisconsin is an advanced inpatient rehabilitation hospital devoted to helping individuals recover from life-altering injuries and illnesses.

We specialize in comprehensive rehab services for stroke survivors, brain and spinal cord injury patients, orthopedic injuries, and other complex medical conditions.

With a compassionate team of therapists, nurses, and physicians, we provide personalized physical, occupational, and speech therapy tailored to each patient’s needs. Our modern facility and innovative therapy technologies create a nurturing environment for healing.

Joint Commission-accredited and ranked among the top rehabilitation centers nationally, Green Bay Rehabilitation Hospital is proud to offer patient-centered care that empowers patients to achieve their highest level of independence.

As a participating hospital of Ernest Health, we offer robust recognition, wellness, and retention programs. These programs focus to enhance the employees’ work experience, recognize, and celebrate achievements.

We also encourage employees to share their work experience through “My Ernest Journey” and through our Engagement Survey, where our approach is “You Spoke, We Listened”. These platforms provide additional avenues for employees to give feedback about their work experience and share what is important to them.

Qualifications

Required Skills

  • Current state license as a Respiratory Therapist required.
  • Current CPR Certification required.
  • One (1) year recent experience in acute care setting preferred.

Additional Qualifications/Skills

  • Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures.
  • Demonstrates general computer skills including: data entry, word processing, email, and record management.
  • Demonstrates good judgment, initiative, problem solving, decision making, prioritizing and organizational skills.
  • Effective organizational and time management skills.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to maintain proper levels of confidentiality.
  • Ability to work closely and professionally with others.
  • Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.

Responsibilities

Evaluates and treats patients with breathing disorders. Performs lab functions. Assumes primary responsibility for all respiratory care treatments. Integrates the hospital’s mission and “Guiding Principles” into daily practice.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Respiratory therapyPatient care

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

In Wisconsin, the Respiratory Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$85k (39 salary observations; 304 listings), vs ~$85k nationally (1,435 salary observations; 11,463 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; 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, 48% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

Respiratory Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedRespiratory Therapy median $86k (middle half $79k–$89k)28 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Wisconsin vs national$85k median in Wisconsin$85k nationally (−1%)39 state / 1,435 national salary observations
Cost of livingWisconsin index 94.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Respiratory Therapy listings in Wisconsin102 active4,046 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 48% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedWisconsin healthcare professional listings: 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 7% offer loan repayment105 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Respiratory Therapist Jobs

32 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

23 jobs · 18 employers
11
<$85k
4
$85k-100k
5
$100k-115k
1
$116k
2
$130k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

21 jobs · 18 employers
401k / retirement match
86%
Sign-on bonus
52%
Loan repayment
24%
PSLF eligible
14%
Relocation assistance
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Respiratory Therapist – CRT/RRT

Garnet Health · Middletown, New York

$45.05 - $63.70/hr
#2

Respiratory Therapist II

Olympic Medical Center · Port Angeles, Washington

$41.41-$62.92/hr
#3

Respiratory Therapist - Providence Kodiak Island

$37.08-$55.62/hr
#4

Respiratory Therapist

$37.61-$55.27/hr
+ 30 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 3,991 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Ernest Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Mesquite, Texas
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Recognition programs
Wellness programs
Retention programs

Living in Green Bay

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$285k
Typical market rent
$1,088/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Green Bay, WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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