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CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson
Dickinson, North Dakota

Respiratory Therapist Reg

Respiratory TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$32.46-$48.28/hr

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Job Description

Where You’ll Work

CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson, part of CommonSpirit Heath, a national nonprofit health system based in Englewood, Colorado. The faith-based system operates in 18 states and includes 103 hospitals. Additional services offered within the system are: long-term care, assisted and residential living communities, community health services organizations, home health agencies, and numerous outpatient facilities.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Respiratory Therapist, you will join an established team of RTs who share your passion for delivering highly specialized cardiopulmonary care to patients experiencing breathing issues.

You'll be instrumental in providing a range of treatments from breathing techniques and nebulizer treatments to ventilator management, oxygen therapies, and external ventilation support.

Every day you will apply your keen assessment skills and critical thinking to manage diverse patient needs, develop and execute effective care plans, and ensure calm, focused intervention in both routine and emergent situations.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a strong sense of urgency, unwavering calm under pressure, and the ability to anticipate outcomes. Your dedication to patient well-being and exceptional problem-solving abilities will drive success in this vital role.

  • Effectively delivers patient care in a caring and respectful manner using the respiratory/nursing process.
  • Interviews, examines, and assesses patients with suspected or confirmed breathing or cardiopulmonary disorders or symptoms.
  • Consults with physicians to develop patient treatment plans.
  • Performs diagnostic tests.
  • Administers therapeutic treatments according to patient needs and physician orders.
  • Monitors and records the patient’s response to treatment.
  • Job Requirements
  • Required
  • Associates Other Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy or
  • Bachelors Other Bachelor Degree in Respiratory Therapy
  • Respiratory Care Practitioner: ND, upon hire and
  • Registered Respiratory Therapist, upon hire and
  • Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
  • Preferred
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support, upon hire
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program, upon hire

Key Responsibilities

The Respiratory Therapist will provide specialized cardiopulmonary care, including ventilator management, oxygen therapy, and nebulizer treatments. They will also assess patients, develop treatment plans, and perform diagnostic tests in collaboration with physicians.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an Associate or Bachelor degree in Respiratory Therapy and possess a valid Respiratory Care Practitioner license for North Dakota. Additionally, Basic Life Support (CPR) certification is required upon hire.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

BLSPALSNRP

Key Skills

Patient assessmentDiagnostic testingPatient treatment planningEmergency intervention

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 57% have no call, 55% require no weekends.

Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for North Dakota is 89.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$84k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $94k in an average-cost state. 58.8% of North Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

9 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution9 jobs

2
<$115k
4
$115k-125k
2
$125k-135k
1
$139k

Annual compensation range

#1

Respiratory Therapist

Sutter Health · Sacramento, California

$47.68-$66.75/hr
#2

Respiratory Therapist II

Marian Regional Medical Center · Santa Maria, California

$52.03-$64.05/hr
#3

Respiratory Therapist – CRT/RRT

$45.05 - $63.70/hr
#4

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

$36.14-$56.23/hr
+ 7 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,803 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Dickinson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$291k
Typical market rent
$1,267/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
State income tax
Up to 2.9%
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.

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About CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson

Hospitals and Health Care
Bismarck, North Dakota
501-1,000 employees