Respiratory Therapist - Travel - $2,237/week - Ontario, OR (Days)
Listed compensation
$53/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
VitalHire is hiring a travel Respiratory Therapist for a contract assignment.
Requirements
- Active Oregon Respiratory Therapist license (RRT preferred)
- Current BLS; ACLS preferred
- 1+ year (2+ preferred) of recent respiratory therapist experience in an acute care hospital
- VitalHire provides weekly direct deposit and a dedicated recruiter from submission through your last shift, plus help with licensing, credentialing, and onboarding.
- Apply today and a VitalHire recruiter will reach out with next steps.
- Travel weekly estimated pay: $2,237/week
- Local pay rate: $53/hr (local candidates)
- Hours: 36/week
- Shift: Day (09:00-21:30)
- Start date: 11/29/2026
- Assignment length: 13 weeks
- Weekly direct deposit, a dedicated recruiter, and help with licensing, credentialing, and onboarding.
Key Responsibilities
The respiratory therapist will provide clinical care in an acute care hospital setting during a 13-week contract assignment. Responsibilities include performing respiratory treatments and maintaining patient care standards as required by the facility.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 57% have no call, 40% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$113k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $110k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 5.1 / 10 · top 25% in respiratory therapy | ranked against 3,919 Respiratory Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $110k–$116k | Respiratory Therapy median $101k (middle half $80k–$106k)33 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$110k in purchasing power | Oregon index 103.4 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Respiratory Therapy listings in Oregon | 27 active | 3,959 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 57% no call · 40% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Respiratory Therapy listings | 1,263 in the last 30 days | 749 the 30 days before (+69%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,919 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No nights
- Includes call
Benefits & Perks
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- Physical Therapist - Outpatient Neuro - Gresham, OR · Gresham, Oregon$168k
Living in Ontario
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $297k
- Median resident rent
- $804/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 14 min
- State income tax
- Up to 9.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.