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Yale New Haven Health
Westerly, Rhode Island

Respiratory Therapist Eve/Day * Sign on Bonus Available *

Respiratory TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

Provides bedside respiratory care to patients as assigned by supervisors and treated on the physician's order for both in-house and out-patients. Working under the direction of the Director of Cardio-pulmonary Services. Proforms the duties and tasks of a Respiratory Care practitioner encompassed within the license granted by the state of RI.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

Responsibilities

  • 1. Essential Functions
  • 1.1 Performs basic respiratory: including HHN, IS, CPT, MDI, IPPB, Flutter & EZPAP
  • 2. Essential Functions
  • 2.1 Member of Code Team and MET team.
  • 3. Essential Functions
  • 3.1 Familiar with measuring devices: pulse ox, Wrights, blenders, analizers.
  • 4. Essential Functions
  • 4.1 Familiar with CPAP/Bi-pap setup, maintenance and administration.
  • 5. Essential Functions
  • 5.1 Participates in staff meeting, attends lectures, conferences and seminars.
  • 6. Essential Functions
  • 6.1 Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment.
  • 7. Essential Functions

7.1 Continuously displays a? can do? attitude within the department and across departmental lines to contribute to the overall customer service program.

Qualifications

Education

Graduate of accredited School of Respiratory Therapy with credential of Registered Respiratory Therapist or credential of a Certified Respiratory Therapist with eighteen months to obtain RRT credential.

Experience

Must be registered or registry eligible, certified or certification eligible.

Licensure

BLS and a current RI license.

YNHHS Requisition ID

190648

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient assessmentPulse oximetryCPAP setupCode team participationMET team participationRespiratory therapy equipmentPatient monitoringClinical documentation

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 54% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Rhode Island is 102.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.1% of Rhode Island clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution28 jobs · 25 employers

10
<$90k
6
$90k-105k
8
$105k-120k
3
$120k-135k
1
$139k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
85%
Sign-on bonus
42% this job
Relocation assistance
12%
PSLF eligible
12%
Loan repayment
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,919 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Westerly

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$621k
Typical market rent
$2,097/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.8
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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