Respiratory Therapist - PRN / Per Diem - Tier 1

Respiratory TherapistNo nightsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$45 per hour

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Job Description

  • Position: Respiratory Therapist (RT) - Per Diem / PRN - Tier 1
  • Location: Cleveland, OH
  • Schedule: 3 12hr shifts/ per 6 weeks
  • Compensation: $45 per hour

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.

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 intubationPatient evaluationTreatment planningPatient counselingAdvanced Cardiovascular Life SupportClinical assessment

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 55% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$94k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $101k 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 3,904 Respiratory Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$94kRespiratory Therapy median $116k (middle half $116k–$116k)11 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$101k in purchasing powerOhio index 92.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Respiratory Therapy listings in Ohio229 active3,906 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 55% no call · 48% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,904 Respiratory Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution26 jobs · 20 employers

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2
$130k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs · 20 employers

401k / retirement match
85% this job
Sign-on bonus
41%
Loan repayment
19%
PSLF eligible
11%
Relocation assistance
7%

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,904 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Select Specialty Hospital - Cleveland Fairhill

Hospitals and Health Care
Mechanicsburg, PA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition reimbursement
Continuing education
Clinical ladder program
Student debt benefit program
401(k) with company match
Life and disability insurance
PTO for full-time team members
Medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members

Living in Cleveland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$128k
Typical market rent
$1,391/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

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