Travel Respiratory Therapist Registered Respiratory Therapist Job
Listed compensation
$114k-$118k
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- Employment & setting
- Contract
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Healthforce as a Travel Respiratory Therapist – 13-Week Contract, Nights in Ogdensburg, New York, United States. Registered Respiratory Therapist needed for a travel assignment in Ogdensburg, NY. Start date: October 12, 2026.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $2261/week.
- Travel assignment with Healthforce Healthcare LLC
- Ongoing recruiter and assignment support
- Credentialing and onboarding assistance
Work Schedule
- Contract position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Healthforce as a Travel Respiratory Therapist – 13-Week Contract, Nights.
Key Responsibilities
Provide respiratory care including routine therapies and ventilator support while monitoring patient status and adjusting treatments. Collaborate with the care team to document findings and maintain equipment according to safety and infection control protocols.
Requirements
Requires a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential and current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Candidates must have at least two years of recent experience in respiratory therapy.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
In New York, the Respiratory Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$114k (39 salary observations; 73 listings), vs ~$86k nationally (443 salary observations; 2,119 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% have no call, 35% require no weekends.
Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$116k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $107k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York 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.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
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