Respiratory Therapist [1441]
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Job Description
About
- Location: Watertown, NY
- Full-time position
- Schedule and Shift Details: Full time, 7p-7a shift with every other weekend
The Role
Our client is seeking a dedicated Respiratory Therapist to provide high-quality respiratory care that improves patients' quality of life. This role involves working full-time night shifts and contributing to a supportive healthcare team.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain patient files in both paper and electronic formats
- Accurately enter data into computerized patient records and billing systems
- Assess patients' age-specific needs using principles of growth and development
- Assist with EEG patient testing as needed
Qualifications
- Associate degree or higher
- Respiratory Therapst (1+ years)
- Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification/license in the state of New York (NY)
ANY of the Following Valid Licenses/certifications
- American Red Cross Basic Life Support (ARC BLS)
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS)
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Respiratory Therapist [1441] at Skyelia 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 3,845 active Respiratory Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
In New York, the Respiratory Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$100k (175 salary observations; 349 listings), vs ~$85k nationally (1,975 salary observations; 10,865 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 50% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,845 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- Includes weekends
Living in Watertown
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $203k
- Typical market rent
- $1,565/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 16 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 87.7
- State income tax
- Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.