Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Compensation
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Job Description
Sign-on Bonus, Relocation Assistance & Housing Allowance Available
Salary: Salary offered is based on years of experience. 0-years of experience is the minimum and 29/30-years of experience is the maximum.
Nightshift (7pm - 7am)
- SHIFT DIFFERENTIALS (pay is based on majority of hours worked)
- Evening Shift (3pm – 11:30pm) = 8%
- Night Shift (11:00pm – 7:30am) = 11%
- No Weekend Differential
- Employees must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions:
(a) can get along with co-workers or peers without exhibiting behavioral extremes, (b) perform work activities requiring negotiating, instructing, supervising, persuading, or speaking with others; and (c) respond appropriately to constructive feedback from a supervisor.
While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e. g., emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.
Requirements
Primary (Essential) Duties
Provide respiratory therapy (conventional/routine) to all patients of all age groups, infants to adults, as ordered. Explains purpose and procedure of treatments, tests, and equipment to patients.
Receive assignment. Check patient chart and physician's orders. Set up equipment and medications and administer treatments as ordered, e. g., oxygen administration, humidity therapy, airway management, resuscitation, mechanical ventilation, postural drainage procedures; closed atmosphere and respiratory monitoring, intermittent positive pressure breathing, aerosol therapy, and pharmacology respiratory therapy. Chart treatment, response, and progress.
Monitor environmental control systems, others. Deliver and set up equipment and monitor patients on continuous ventilation. Do nasotracheal and tracheal (endotracheal tube or tracheostomy) suctioning.
Make patient rounds regularly. Observe patient, check equipment, and change/make adjustments as necessary. Solve problems. Discontinue therapy as ordered. Remove equipment from patient rooms, disassemble, etc.
Minimum Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- Permanently licensed by the Idaho State Board of Medicine as a Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP
- Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
- 2-years' experience in the adult critical care setting within the last 5-years
- ICU experience within the last 3-years
- BLS
- PALS - completed within three (3)-months of hire date
- ACLS - completed within three (3)-months of hire date
- NRP - completed within one (1)-year of hire date
Benefits
- Sign-on Bonus $15,000
- Medical Insurance
- Vision InsuranceLife Insurance
- Retirement
- Equity Relocation Assistance & Housing Allowance Available
- Dental Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Relocation Assistance & Housing Allowance Available
- Other
St. Joseph employees strive to provide phenomenal service. It's more than just a goal—it's a feeling. We realize that hospitals can be a scary place for some, but we will be there every step of the way.
We have the information, the tools, and the people to make our patients better and help them get back to their normal life. St. Joseph continues its commitment to the people of our region and to our community.
The same spirit that those pioneer sisters brought to Lewiston is alive today as we continue the sisters' philosophy and mission.
Key Responsibilities
Provide conventional respiratory therapy to patients of all age groups, including oxygen administration, airway management, and mechanical ventilation. Monitor patient progress, adjust equipment as necessary, and maintain accurate documentation of treatments and responses.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at OSI Recruit 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 3,773 active Respiratory Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
OSI Recruit holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 3 active listings.
Of the 49 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 61% have no call, 51% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Idaho is 95.5 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.2% of Idaho clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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