Respiratory Therapist New Grad Full-Time Night
Listed compensation
$35.30/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
- Position: New Graduate - Respiratory Therapist (RT)
- Location: Select Specialty Hospital - St. Charles, MO
- Schedule: Full-Time Night 5:30pm-6amCompensation: $35.30 New Grad Rate
- Shift Diff: $5 Nights and $3.50 weekends (Stacking)
- Sign-On Bonus: $15,000 NO COMMITMENT/REPAYMENT
New Grad Program: Our new grad RT program is a 13 week paid preceptorship where you will be 1:1 with a skilled instructor! This is for new grads and those with less than 1 year post-grad experience.
Select Specialty 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. 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.
Why Join Us
Start Strong: Extensive Respiratory Therapist (RT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting
Opportunity for Advancement: Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities
Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care
Responsibilities
- Evaluating patients and recommending an appropriate treatment plan.
- Providing respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions.
- Performing insertion and removal of endotracheal tubes.
- Promoting continuous quality improvement.
- Teaching and counseling patients/families.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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 upon hire.
- Additional Data
- Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 60% have no call, 40% require no weekends.
Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $73k | Respiratory Therapy median $85k (middle half $77k–$88k)53 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$80k in purchasing power | Missouri index 90.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Respiratory Therapy listings in Missouri | 110 active | 4,009 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 60% no call · 40% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $15k sign-on | Missouri healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 10% offer loan repayment114 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Respiratory Therapy listings | 1,266 in the last 30 days | 766 the 30 days before (+65%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Respiratory Therapy pay trend | −2.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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