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Minneapolis, Minnesota

Respiratory Therapist - UMMC East Bank - 0.9 Night

Respiratory TherapistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$4/hour

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Fairview Health Services as a Respiratory Therapist – Night Shift, $13.5K Sign-On in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Job Overview Fairview is hiring a Respiratory Therapist to join our Respiratory Therapy team at our University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank location in Minneapolis, MN. We’re offering a $13,500 sign-on bonus!

Benefits & Compensation

  • Signing bonus: $13,500.
  • Medical, dental, vision plans
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • PTO and Sick and Safe Time
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Retirement plan
  • Early access to earned wages
  • $4.00/hr night shift differential

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Weekend coverage may be required.
  • Night or evening shifts may be required.

This position offers a signing bonus. Work with Fairview Health Services in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The Respiratory Therapist provides diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory services to neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. They are responsible for assessing patient needs, implementing treatment protocols, and maintaining respiratory care equipment.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an Associate’s degree in Respiratory Care and possess a valid Minnesota Respiratory Therapist license. Additionally, applicants must be a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) and hold Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient assessmentDiagnostic servicesTherapeutic servicesNeonatal carePediatric careAdult careGeriatric careRespiratory equipment maintenanceTreatment protocol implementationPatient safetyClinical communication

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

In Minnesota, the Respiratory Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$87k (10 salary observations; 23 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, 35% have no call, 28% 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 Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This 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...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 13 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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  • Includes weekends
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About Fairview Health Services

Hospitals and Health Care
Minneapolis, MN
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision plans
Life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
PTO and Sick and Safe Time
Tuition reimbursement
Retirement plan
Early access to earned wages
$13,500 sign-on bonus