Respiratory Therapist - Travel - $1,825/week - Flagstaff, AZ (Nights)
Listed compensation
$1,825/week
The week · per this posting3-day week · 3×12s
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Job Description
VitalHire is hiring: Travel Respiratory Therapist (RRT) in Flagstaff, AZ
Job Details
- Profession: Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
- Location: Flagstaff, AZ
- Setting: Acute Care Hospital (Level I trauma / teaching)
- Job Type: Travel Contract
- Shift: Night 3x12 18:00-06:00
- Hours: 36 hours/week guaranteed
- Assignment length: 26 weeks
- Start date: 11/30/2026
- Openings: 1
Pay
- Travel weekly estimated pay: $1,825/week (36 hrs/week)
- Locals are not accepted for this assignment
- Active Arizona Board of Respiratory Care Examiners license (in hand)
- NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential
- Current BLS (AHA)
- Current ACLS (AHA)
- Current PALS (AHA)
- Current NRP (AAP)
- 1+ year of recent respiratory therapy experience
- First-time travelers accepted
- No call; weekends as needed / possible weekend rotation
- Facility is at approximately 7,000 ft elevation — must meet physical demands at altitude
- Charting: Cerner
Why VitalHire
- Weekly direct deposit and a dedicated recruiter from submission through your last shift
- Help with licensing, credentialing and onboarding so you can start on time
Apply today and a VitalHire recruiter will reach out with next steps.
Key Responsibilities
Provide respiratory therapy services in an acute care hospital setting including a Level I trauma center. Perform clinical duties while adhering to facility protocols and charting patient information in Cerner.
Requirements
Requires an active Arizona respiratory care license and NBRC RRT credential. Must hold current BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP certifications with at least one year of recent experience.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Respiratory Therapist - Travel - $1,825/week - Flagstaff, AZ (Nights) at Vital Hire 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 3,966 active Respiratory Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 45% have no call, 55% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$95k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $94k in an average-cost state. 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · top 25% in respiratory therapy | ranked against 3,966 Respiratory Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $95k | Respiratory Therapy median $80k (middle half $73k–$84k)38 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$94k in purchasing power | Arizona index 100.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Respiratory Therapy listings in Arizona | 103 active | 3,981 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 45% no call · 55% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Arizona healthcare professional listings: 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 10% offer loan repayment103 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Respiratory Therapy listings | 1,296 in the last 30 days | 739 the 30 days before (+75%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,966 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No call
- Includes weekends
Benefits & Perks
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Living in Flagstaff
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $640k≈ 6.7× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $2,128/mo≈ 27% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 100.3
- State income tax
- Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Flagstaff, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.