Respiratory Therapist - FT Nights - 15K Sign-on bonus

Respiratory TherapistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$35.5-$47.78/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

  • Position: Respiratory Therapist (RT)
  • Location: SSH- Milwaukee- West Allis
  • Schedule: Full Time Nights 6:00PM-6:00AM
  • Compensation: $35.50-47.78 per hour (competitive nights and weekend shift differentials)
  • Sign On Bonus: $15,000

Our hospital 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.

This role focuses heavily on ventilator management, airway maintenance, pulmonary assessment, and ventilator weaning while collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes and recovery goals.

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 utilizing RT driven protocols to liberate patients from mechanical ventilation and adjust treatment plans within scope.

  • Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to promote optimal patient outcomes.
  • Providing respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions.
  • Bronchoscopies
  • Arterial Blood gases
  • 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 counselingCritical careRespiratory therapyClinical protocols

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

In Wisconsin, the Respiratory Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$85k (44 salary observations; 296 listings), vs ~$86k nationally (1,594 salary observations; 12,383 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 50% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

Respiratory Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$74k–$99kRespiratory Therapy median $86k (middle half $79k–$87k)21 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Wisconsin vs national$85k median in Wisconsin$86k nationally (about the same)44 state / 1,594 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$92k in purchasing powerWisconsin index 94.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Respiratory Therapy listings in Wisconsin92 active3,964 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 50% no call · 50% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$15k sign-onUS healthcare professional listings: 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $13k) · 7% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Respiratory Therapy listings1,278 in the last 30 days802 the 30 days before (+59%)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

26 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

26 jobs · 15 employers
9
<$85k
1
$95k
6
$95k-105k
7
$105k-115k
3
$115k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

16 jobs · 15 employers
401k / retirement match
88% this job
Sign-on bonus
69% this job
Loan repayment
44%
PSLF eligible
25%
Relocation assistance
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Respiratory Therapist II

Olympic Medical Center · Port Angeles, Washington

$41.41-$62.92/hr
#2

Senior Respiratory Therapist -Dayshift

Sentara Health · Norfolk, Virginia

$41.74-$62.48/hr
#3

Respiratory Therapist

$34-$56.1/hr
#4

Respiratory Therapist

$37.61-$55.27/hr
+ 24 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 3,953 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About Select Specialty Hospital - Milwaukee - West Allis

Hospitals and Health Care
Mechanicsburg, PA
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

$15,000 sign-on bonus
Night and weekend shift differentials
Tuition reimbursement
Continuing education
Clinical ladder program
Student debt benefit program
Generous PTO (full-time)
Medical/RX, vision, and dental (full-time)

Living in Milwaukee

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$232k
Typical market rent
$1,443/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.9
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 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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