Respiratory Therapist (RT)
Listed compensation
$32-$36/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations and time off.
Job Description
About You
We are seeking highly motivated and compassionate individuals to join our dynamic and diverse team. Plaza Healthcare offers a unique opportunity if you thrive in a culture of cooperation, accountability and recognition.
About Us
Plaza Healthcare strives to be the leader in our community with a complete and unrelenting commitment to exceptional care. The measure of our success is rooted in exceeding the expectations of our patients, families, business partners, and employees.
We are a 179-bed CMS Rated 5-Star Skilled Nursing Facility located in South Scottsdale. Specializing in high-acuity post-acute care, our services include tracheostomy and ventilator care, dialysis, complex wound care and rehabilitation. Plaza Healthcare is privately owned and has served Arizona and the surrounding States for over 30 years.
If you share our values and enthusiasm, you will find a home at Plaza Healthcare.
Job Description
As an RT, you will provide care to residents requiring airway management and serve a vital role on the healthcare team.
- RT License
- Fingerprint Clearance Card within 30 day of employment – Facility Paid
- CPR Certificate within 90 days of employment – Facility Paid
- We are also seeking an RT Lead on Day shift
- $32.00-36.00hr based on experience (Full Time Hours)
- NOC Shift Diff $6.00hr and Weekend Shift Diff $3.00hr
- 12 Hour shifts
- Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
- All eligible benefits effective the 1st of the month following date of hire
- Paid Time Off and Sick Time Program
- 8 paid Holidays per year including Easter and Mother’s Day
- Numerous Employee recognition programs
- 50’s Diner restaurant on site – complimentary meal and drinks per shift
- Complimentary uniform program
- Subsidized bus and taxi vouchers
- Employee Referral bonus program
- Professional growth opportunities
- The Valley’s best staffing ratios
- Fun family work environment
- Voted #1 in Arizona by Newsweek Magazine
- New Grads are welcome
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity & pride ourselves on creating an inclusive environment for all employees and residents.
Key Responsibilities
The Respiratory Therapist will provide essential airway management and respiratory care to residents within a skilled nursing facility. They serve as a vital member of the healthcare team, ensuring high-acuity post-acute care needs are met.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid Respiratory Therapist license and obtain a Fingerprint Clearance Card within 30 days of employment. A CPR certificate is also required within 90 days of starting the position.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Respiratory Therapist (RT) at Plaza Healthcare a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Respiratory Therapy — ranked against 3,900 active Respiratory Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 63% have no call, 57% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$71k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $70k in an average-cost state. 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No weekends
Living in Scottsdale
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $810k
- Typical market rent
- $2,127/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 103.3
- State income tax
- Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.