Respiratory Therapist (Travel) - RRT - $2,126/wk - Santa Rosa, CA
Listed compensation
$2,126/wk
The week · per this posting3-day week · 3×12s
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
- Respiratory Therapist (Travel) - RRT - Santa Rosa, CA
- VitalHire is hiring a travel Respiratory Therapist (RRT) for an acute care hospital in Santa Rosa, CA.
- Contract details
- Weekly pay: $2,126/wk
- Stipend: includes a housing and meals stipend of up to $1,743/wk where eligible (GSA FY2027 max for this location)
- Shift: Night (3x12 Hours) 18:30 7:00
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Start date: 11/16/2026
- Openings: 1
About the Assignment
- 12-hour night shifts starting 6:30 PM
- Must be OK floating to a sister hospital in Petaluma
Requirements
- Active California Respiratory Care Practitioner license
- RRT (NBRC)
- BLS and ACLS
- 1+ year of recent acute care respiratory experience
Apply today to talk with a VitalHire recruiter.
Key Responsibilities
Provide respiratory therapy services in an acute care hospital setting. Perform duties during night shifts and float to a sister hospital as required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% have no call, 57% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$111k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $100k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $111k | Respiratory Therapy median $91k (middle half $77k–$108k)285 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$100k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Respiratory Therapy listings in California | 197 active | 3,925 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 48% no call · 57% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
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Benefits & Perks
17 jobs · 16 employersShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,921 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Benefits & Perks
16 more from Vital Hire
- Respiratory Therapist (Travel) - RRT - $1,666/wk - Winston-Salem, NC · Winston-Salem, North Carolina$87k
- Respiratory Therapist (Travel) - NICU (RRT) - $2,316/wk - Portland, OR · Portland, Oregon$120k
- Respiratory Therapist (Travel) - Acute Care - $2,250/wk - Boise, ID · Boise, Idaho$130k
Living in Santa Rosa
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $705k
- Typical market rent
- $2,560/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 23 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 107.8
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.