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Quipt Home Medical
Ellsworth, Maine

Respiratory Therapist

Respiratory TherapistNo callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

If you have compassion and the passion for helping others, then we want you to join our growing team! Quipt Home Medical is a rapidly growing leader in the provision of clinical respiratory equipment and service in the durable medical equipment industry.

Let’s start with what’s important to you. The Benefits.....

  • Medical Insurance- multiple plans to choose from
  • Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Short Term Disability & Long Term Disability Options
  • Life Insurance
  • Generous PTO plan
  • Paid Holidays
  • 401K
  • 401K match
  • Competitive Pay

Position

Respiratory Therapist

General Description

Quipt Home Medical is seeking a Certified or Registered Respiratory Therapist with experience in providing respiratory care to patients in the home setting. The respiratory therapist will be responsible for setting up respiratory equipment in a prompt manner after receiving physicians' orders for prescribed respiratory equipment. The successful candidate will have experience with ventilator management.

Job Responsibilities

Set up and delivery of respiratory equipment including, but not limited to, non-invasive ventilators and BiPAPs in the hospital and home setting

  • Completes delivery and pick up paperwork promptly and accurately
  • Provides patients with instruction on the proper use, maintenance and safety of their medical equipment
  • Performing follow up phone calls with patients after respiratory equipment is set up
  • Providing follow up care in the home setting as needed
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • Clean driving record
  • Successful completion of a background check
  • Must be 21 years or older to be covered on company auto insurance and have a valid driver’s license
  • Must hold an active RRT or CRT License

Equal Opportunity Employer

Key Responsibilities

The respiratory therapist is responsible for setting up and delivering respiratory equipment, including ventilators and BiPAPs, in both hospital and home settings. They also provide patient education on equipment safety and maintenance while performing necessary follow-up care.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Respiratory therapyBiPAPNon-invasive ventilationPatient instructionEquipment maintenanceClinical respiratory care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Respiratory Therapist at Quipt Home Medical a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Respiratory Therapy — ranked against 3,994 active Respiratory Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 46 active Respiratory Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 54% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Respiratory Therapist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · top 25% in respiratory therapyranked against 3,994 Respiratory Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedRespiratory Therapist median $83k (middle half $68k–$109k)23 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingMaine index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Respiratory Therapist listings in Maine13 active4,181 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 54% no call · 48% no weekends46 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 6% offer loan repayment4,181 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,994 Respiratory Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

32 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

21 jobs · 17 employers
9
<$85k
4
$85k-100k
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$100k-115k
1
$116k
2
$130k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

21 jobs · 17 employers
401k / retirement match
86% this job
Sign-on bonus
52%
Loan repayment
24%
PSLF eligible
14%
Relocation assistance
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 90% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,994 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Quipt Home Medical

Hospitals and Health Care
Wilder, Kentucky
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental & Vision Insurance
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
Life Insurance
Generous PTO
Paid Holidays
401K

Living in Ellsworth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$372k
Median resident rent
$1,017/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
Up to 7.2%
Sources & methodology

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

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