Respiratory Therapist - Full Time

Respiratory TherapistNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$36.41-$49/hr

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Job Description

  • Position: Respiratory Therapist (RT)
  • Location: Cincinnati, OH
  • Schedule: Full Time - 12 Hour Shifts - Day Shift 7:00a-7:00pCompensation: $36.41 to $49.00 per Hour, Based off of Experience
  • Sign On bonus: $10,000

Select Specialty Hospital - Cincinnati Downtown 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.

We Support Your Career Growth and Personal Well-being

Start Strong: Extensive Respiratory Therapist (RT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

  • Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education.
  • Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
  • Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program.
  • Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance

Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members

Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members

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.

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 within 6 months of hire. (Agency RT must have ACLS upon first shift, PRN staff must have ACLS upon hire).

Preferred Qualifications

  • One (1) year of related experience is preferred.
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Respiratory therapyCritical careEndotracheal tube insertionPatient evaluationTreatment planningPatient counselingAdvanced Cardiovascular Life Support

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 45% have no call, 53% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$89k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $96k in an average-cost state. 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Respiratory Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · top 25% in respiratory therapyranked against 3,994 Respiratory Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$76k–$102kRespiratory Therapy median $82k (middle half $78k–$85k)22 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$96k in purchasing powerOhio index 92.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Respiratory Therapy listings in Ohio264 active3,987 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 45% no call · 53% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$10k sign-onOhio healthcare professional listings: 35% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 12% offer loan repayment274 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,994 Respiratory Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

21 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

21 jobs · 14 employers
6
<$85k
3
$85k-95k
5
$95k-105k
3
$105k-115k
4
$115k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

17 jobs · 14 employers
401k / retirement match
94% this job
Sign-on bonus
53% this job
Loan repayment
24%
Relocation assistance
18%
PSLF eligible
18%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Respiratory Therapist – CRT/RRT

Garnet Health · Middletown, New York

$45.05 - $63.70/hr
#2

Respiratory Therapist II

Olympic Medical Center · Port Angeles, Washington

$41.41-$62.92/hr
#3

Respiratory Therapist (RT), Cardiopulmonary Rehab - Full Time (36hrs/week), Egg Harbor Township

$36.14-$56.23/hr
#4

Respiratory Therapist - Providence Kodiak Island

$37.08-$55.62/hr
+ 19 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 5.1
Better work-life than 80% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,994 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Select Specialty Hospital - Cincinnati

Medical Practices
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Benefits & Perks

$10,000 sign-on bonus
Student debt benefit program
Tuition reimbursement
Continuing education
Clinical ladder program
Generous PTO
Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental
Company-matching 401(k)

Living in Cincinnati

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$240k
Typical market rent
$1,432/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.4
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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