Respiratory Therapist Eve/Night $20k Sign on available
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.
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
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $79k–$115k | Respiratory Therapy median $86k (middle half $79k–$96k)571 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$95k in purchasing power | Rhode Island index 102.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Respiratory Therapy listings in Rhode Island | 7 active | 4,017 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 57% no call · 50% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $20k sign-on | US healthcare professional listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 7% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Respiratory Therapy listings | 1,278 in the last 30 days | 802 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 |
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