Respiratory Therapist- New Graduate
Listed compensation
$35 per hour
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
- Position: Respiratory Therapist (RT) - New Graduate
- Location: Select Specialty Hospital - Columbus South (South High Street)
- Schedule: Full-time / 12 - hour shifts / NightsCompensation: $35 per hour
- Sign-on bonus: $15,000
Select Specialty Hospital - Columbus South (South High Street) 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 10- 13-week structured new graduate orientation program with a dedicated preceptor.
- Invest in Your Future: Tuition reimbursement and continuing education.
- Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder programs
- 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
- Applicants may apply before being licensed however must have license upon start date.
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
- Graduate of accredited program for Respiratory Therapy.
- 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.
- BLS certification required.
Current state licensure required. Student or Educational permit to practice acceptable based on individual state regulations.
- ACLS required within 6 months of 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, 45% have no call, 63% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$73k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $78k in an average-cost state. 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $73k | Respiratory Therapy median $83k (middle half $73k–$85k)14 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$78k in purchasing power | Ohio index 92.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Respiratory Therapy listings in Ohio | 256 active | 3,990 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 45% no call · 63% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $15k sign-on | Ohio healthcare professional listings: 33% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 12% offer loan repayment267 active listings, Oct 2026 |
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