Respiratory Therapist - Full-time Nights

Respiratory TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$35-$47.1/hr

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Job Description

  • Select Specialty Hospital - Hampton Roads
  • Position: Respiratory Therapist (RT)
  • Location: Newport News, VA
  • Schedule: Full Time Nights Compensation: $35.00 - $47.10
  • Sign-on bonus: $15,000

Select Specialty Hospital Hampton Roads is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Respiratory Therapists (RT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

We Support Your Career Growth and Personal Well-being

Start Strong: Extensive Respiratory Therapist (RT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

  • Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education.
  • Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
  • Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program.
  • Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance

Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members

Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members

Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care

Responsibilities

  • Evaluating patients and recommending an appropriate treatment plan.
  • Providing respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions.
  • Performing insertion and removal of endotracheal tubes.
  • Promoting continuous quality improvement.
  • Teaching and counseling patients/families.

Minimum Requirements

Must possess "Active" CRT or RRT credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) or state equivalent.

  • Proof of graduation required: college transcript/diploma (preferred) or high school transcript/diploma or GED.
  • Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
  • Current state licensure is required.

ACLS is required within 6 months of hire. (Agency RT must have ACLS upon first shift, PRN staff must have ACLS upon hire).

Preferred Qualifications

  • One (1) year of related experience is preferred.
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentTreatment PlanningEndotracheal Tube InsertionEndotracheal Tube RemovalCritical CarePatient and Family EducationPatient CounselingCompassionate Patient Care

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$85k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $84k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Respiratory Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$73k–$98kRespiratory Therapy median $86k (middle half $79k–$98k)30 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$84k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Respiratory Therapy listings in Virginia117 active4,006 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 38% no call · 50% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$15k sign-onVirginia healthcare professional listings: 34% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 16% offer loan repayment125 active listings, Nov 2026
New Respiratory Therapy listings1,265 in the last 30 days790 the 30 days before (+60%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

22 jobs · 12 employers
5
<$85k
3
$85k-95k
8
$95k-105k
5
$105k-115k
1
$131k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

17 jobs · 12 employers
401k / retirement match
82% this job
Sign-on bonus
71% this job
Loan repayment
24%
Relocation assistance
24%
PSLF eligible
18%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Respiratory Therapist II

Olympic Medical Center · Port Angeles, Washington

$41.41-$62.92/hr
#2

Respiratory Therapist

Sentara Health · Norfolk, Virginia

$37.61-$55.27/hr
#3

Respiratory Therapist, 36hr Nights

$30.53-$54.96/hr
#4

Respiratory Therapist RRT - Full Time - Nights

$33.16-$51.4/hr
+ 20 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 1.5
Below most Respiratory Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,003 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Select Specialty Hospital - Hampton Roads

Hospitals and Health Care
Mechanicsburg, PA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus $15,000
Tuition reimbursement
Continuing education
Clinical ladder program
Student debt benefit program
Generous PTO
Medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan
Company-matching 401(k)

Living in Newport News

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$281k
Typical market rent
$1,593/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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