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Kodiak, Alaska

Respiratory Therapist - Providence Kodiak Island

Respiratory TherapistNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$37.08-$55.62/hr

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Job Description

Position is Full Time, 1 FTE, Variable Shift, 40 hours per week. Located onsite at Providence Kodiak Medical Center in Kodiak, AK!

  • $10,000 Hiring Bonus for eligible external hires that meet required qualifications and conditions for payment.
  • Relocation Assistance available for eligible hires that meet required qualifications and conditions for payment.

Apply today! Applicants that meet qualifications will receive an invite with additional screening questions from our HireVue system!

Provides Respiratory Therapy services to patients as prescribed by Physicians in conjunction with established policies and procedures. Provides diagnostic testing for patients with cardiopulmonary difficulties. Provides professional Respiratory care for assigned patients in Home Health.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence Kodiak Alaska Medical Center and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications

  • Upon hire: National Certified Respiratory Therapist - National Board for Respiratory Care or
  • Upon hire: National Registered Respiratory Therapist - National Board for Respiratory Care.
  • Upon hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association.
  • Within 90 days of hire: National Provider ACLS - American Heart Association.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Associate's Degree in Respiratory Care.
  • 1 year Clinical experience as Respiratory Therapist.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

The Providence family of organizations has a vision of health for a better world. As such, we are called to care wisely for our communities, resources, and earth. Our organizations strive to become carbon negative by 2030.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.

Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Key Responsibilities

Provides respiratory therapy services and diagnostic testing for patients with cardiopulmonary difficulties as prescribed by physicians. Delivers professional respiratory care for assigned patients within a home health setting.

Requirements

Requires a National Certified or Registered Respiratory Therapist credential and American Heart Association BLS certification. ACLS certification must be obtained within 90 days of hire.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Cardiopulmonary careHome health carePatient assessmentClinical documentationPatient careCritical care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Respiratory Therapist - Providence Kodiak Island at Providence a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Respiratory Therapy — ranked against 3,690 active Respiratory Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 70% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Alaska is 102.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$96k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $94k in an average-cost state. 58.9% of Alaska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Alaska has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$96k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

9 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution9 jobs

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$120k-140k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution9 jobs

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Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Respiratory Therapist

Sutter Health · Sacramento, California

$47.68-$66.75/hr
#2

Respiratory Therapist

Northwell · Terryville, New York

$80k-$136k
#3

RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist

$58-$63/hr
#4

Respiratory Therapist

$35.94-$55.43/hr
+ 7 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,690 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Kodiak

Median resident rent
$1,571/mo
Residents’ average commute
9 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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About Providence

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Benefits & Perks

$10,000 Hiring Bonus
Relocation Assistance
Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with Employer Matching
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance