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Yale New Haven Health
Westerly, Rhode Island

Respiratory Therapist Eve/Night $20k Sign on available

Respiratory TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$38-$55.06/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 48m ago · Verified live

Job Description

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

Provides bedside respiratory care to patients as assigned by supervisors and treated on the physician's order for both in-house and out-patients. Working under the direction of the Director of Cardio-pulmonary Services. Proforms the duties and tasks of a Respiratory Care practitioner encompassed within the license granted by the state of RI.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

Responsibilities

  • 1. Essential Functions
  • 1.1 Performs basic respiratory: including HHN, IS, CPT, MDI, IPPB, Flutter & EZPAP
  • 2. Essential Functions
  • 2.1 Member of Code Team and MET team.
  • 3. Essential Functions
  • 3.1 Familiar with measuring devices: pulse ox, Wrights, blenders, analizers.
  • 4. Essential Functions
  • 4.1 Familiar with CPAP/Bi-pap setup, maintenance and administration.
  • 5. Essential Functions
  • 5.1 Participates in staff meeting, attends lectures, conferences and seminars.
  • 6. Essential Functions
  • 6.1 Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment.
  • 7. Essential Functions

7.1 Continuously displays a can do attitude within the department and across departmental lines to contribute to the overall customer service program.

Qualifications

Education

Graduate of accredited School of Respiratory Therapy with credential of Registered Respiratory Therapist or credential of a Certified Respiratory Therapist with eighteen months to obtain RRT credential.

Experience

Must be registered or registry eligible, certified or certification eligible.

Licensure

BLS and a current RI license.

YNHHS Requisition ID

198700

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Pulse oximetryCPAP setupCode team participationPatient assessmentVentilation supportClinical documentationPatient monitoring

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 57% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Respiratory Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$79k–$115kRespiratory Therapy median $86k (middle half $79k–$96k)571 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$95k in purchasing powerRhode Island index 102.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Respiratory Therapy listings in Rhode Island7 active4,017 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 57% no call · 50% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$20k sign-onUS healthcare professional listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 7% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Respiratory Therapy listings1,278 in the last 30 days802 the 30 days before (+59%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Respiratory Therapy pay trend+2.1% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

28 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

28 jobs · 15 employers
11
<$85k
2
$85k-100k
12
$100k-115k
2
$115k-130k
1
$131k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

16 jobs · 15 employers
401k / retirement match
81%
Sign-on bonus
63% this job
Loan repayment
44%
PSLF eligible
25%
CME allowance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$41.41-$62.92/hr
#2

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$41.74-$62.48/hr
#3

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,953 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Westerly

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$618k
Typical market rent
$2,027/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.8
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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